48%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Spanish Pronounced Pron. ma-nweh-LEE-ta [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Diminutive of Manuela. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantManolaMasculine FormManuelOther Languages & CulturesEmmanuelle(French) Manuela, Manu(German) Emanuela, Manuela(Italian) Manuela, Emanuela, Nela, Nelinha(Portuguese) Manoela(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Emanuela, Manuela(Romanian) PopularityDetails Last ranked #744 in 1894 United States Categories artists, Christmas, diminutives, ends in -ita, ends in -lita, ends in -ta, feminine forms, holidays, sculptors