76%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, German, Italian Pronounced Pron. ma-NWEH-la(Spanish, German) ma-noo-EH-la(Italian) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Feminine form of Manuel. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantManoela(Portuguese (Brazilian)) DiminutivesManola, Manuelita(Spanish) Nela, Nelinha(Portuguese) Manu(German) Masculine FormsManuel, Manolo, Manu(Spanish) Manuel, Manel, Nelinho(Portuguese) Manoel(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Manuel(Romanian) Manuel(German) Emanuele(Italian) Other Languages & CulturesEmmanuelle(French) User SubmissionsManuéla, Manuèla, Manuela PopularityDetails Last ranked #57 in 1994 Austria Last ranked #83 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #453 in 2005 France Last ranked #42 in 2020 Galicia, Spain Last ranked #18 in 1970 Germany Last ranked #170 in 2013 Italy Last ranked #177 in 2002 Poland Last ranked #34 in 2021 Spain Last ranked #99 in 1998 Switzerland Last ranked #921 in 1953 United States People think this name isRate·Details formal upper class wholesome refined strange serious nerdy Name DaysName Days? Poland: March 26 Categories Christmas, currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -ela, feminine forms, Fire Emblem characters, Gundam characters, Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest, Resident Evil characters, The Last of Us characters