Immanuel is a name originating in the

biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew ( or ), also called Classical Hebrew, is an archaic form of the Hebrew language, a language in the Canaanite languages, Canaanitic branch of the Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known as the Land of Isra ...

name , meaning "

God with us God with us or God is with us may refer to: * Immanuel (עִמָּנוּאֵל), the Hebrew name meaning 'God is with us' * Gott mit uns, the historical motto used by the German military * ''С нами Бог!'' (S nami Bog!), motto used by Bulgar ...

". The name, now common to both Jewish and Christian naming traditions, originates with the biblical character

Immanuel Immanuel or Emmanuel (, "God swith us"; Koine Greek: ) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the House of David. The Gospel of Matthew ( Matthew 1:22 –23) interprets this as a prophecy o ...

, with numerous variants appearing over time, including first names Amanuel (አማኑኤል) in Ethiopia, Emanuele in Italy, Imanol in Basque,

Manuel Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

in Portuguese and Spanish,

Emmanouil Emmanouil () is the Greek version of the name Emanuel (name), Emanuel. It may refer to: People *Emmanouil Antoniadis (1791–1863), revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence *Emmanouil Argyropoulos (1889–1913), Greek aviator *Emmanouil Benak ...

(Εμμανουήλ) in Greek, and a French female variation,

Emmanuelle Emmanuelle is the lead character in a series of French erotic films based on the protagonist in the novel of the same name, by Emmanuelle Arsan, written in 1959 and published in 1967. Emmanuelle originated as the pen name ''Emmanuelle Arsan' ...

Given name

* Immanuel Aboab (c. 1555–1628), Portuguese Jewish scholar * Immanuel Alm (1767–1809), Finnish painter * Immanuel Bäck (1876–1939), Finnish clergyman and politician * Immanuel Benveniste (1608–c. 1660), Italian Jewish printer *

Immanuel Bloch Immanuel Bloch (born 16 November 1972, Fulda) is a German experimental physicist. His research is focused on the investigation of quantum many-body systems using ultracold atomic and molecular quantum gases. Bloch is known for his work on atoms ...

(born 1972), German experimental physicist *

Immanuel Bomze Immanuel Bomze is an Austrian mathematician. In his doctoral thesis, he completely classified all (more than 100 topologically different) possible flows of the generalized Lotka–Volterra dynamics ( generalized Lotka–Volterra equation) on the p ...

, (born 1958), Austrian mathematician *

Immanuel Bonfils Immanuel ben Jacob Bonfils (c. 1300 – 1377) was a French-Jewish mathematician and astronomer in medieval times who flourished from 1340 to 1377, a rabbi who was a pioneer of exponential calculus and is credited with inventing the system of decim ...

(c. 1300–1377), French-Jewish mathematician and astronomer * Immanuel Bourne (1590–1672), English cleric * Immanuel Casto (born 1983), stage name of Manuel Cuni, Italian singer-songwriter and activist * Immanuel De Reuse (born 1971), Belgian-Flemish politician *

Immanuel Estermann Immanuel Estermann (; March 31, 1900 – March 30, 1973) was a Jewish German-born nuclear physicist and was professor at Carnegie Mellon University, University of Hamburg and Technion. Estermann is known for his lifelong collaboration with Otto ...

(1900–1973), Jewish German-born nuclear physicist and professor *

Immanuel Faisst Immanuel Gottlob Friedrich Faisst (13 October 1823 in Esslingen am Neckar – 5 June 1894 in Stuttgart) was a German composer and co-founder of the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, Stuttgart Music School, whose director he ...

(1823–1894), German composer *

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (born 20 December 2002) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs and England. Early life and education Feyi-Waboso is one of six siblings, born to parents w ...

(born 2002), Welsh rugby union player *

Immanuel Frances Immanuel Frances (22 July 1618 (?) – after 1703) was an Italian Jewish poet and rabbinical scholar. Biography Born at Mantua, he received his instruction from his elder brother Jacob Frances and from Joseph Firmo of Ancona. In 1674 he was chos ...

(1618–1703), Italian Jewish poet and rabbinical scholar *

Imanuel Geiss Imanuel Geiss (9 February 1931 – 20 February 2012) was a German historian. Life Imanuel Geiss was born in Frankfurt am Main, the youngest of the five children of a working-class family affected by the economic crisis. His unemployed fath ...

(1931–2012), German historian *

Immanuel Gottlieb Huschke Immanuel Gottlieb Huschke (8 January 1761 in Greußen, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – 18 February 1828) was a German classical philologist. Academic background He studied theology and philology at the University of Jena. After several years sp ...

(1761–1828), German classical philologist *

Immanuel Hai Ricchi Immanuel Hai Ricchi (or Immanuel Hai ben Avraham Refael) was an Italian rabbi, kabbalist, and poet; born at Ferrara 1688,1693, according to Jellinek in "Orient, Lit." vii. 232 killed near Cento on 25 February 1743. Biography About two years afte ...

(1688–1743), Italian rabbi, kabbalist and poet *

Immanuel Halton Immanuel Halton (1628–1699) was an English astronomer and mathematician, an associate of John Flamsteed. Life He was born at Greystoke in Cumberland on 21 April 1628, the eldest son of Miles Halton of Greenthwaite Hall; Timothy Halton ...

(1628–1699), English astronomer and mathematician * Immanuel Heita (born 1992), Namibian footballer *

Immanuel Hermann Fichte Immanuel Hermann Fichte (; ; ennobled as Immanuel Hermann von Fichte in 1863; 18 July 1796 – 8 August 1879) was a German philosopher and son of Johann Gottlieb Fichte. In his philosophy, he was a theist and strongly opposed to the Hegelian Scho ...

(1796–1879), German philosopher * Immanuel Höhn (born 1991), German footballer * Immanuel C. Y. Hsu (1923–2005), Chinese sinologist *

Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits (8 February 192131 October 1999) was the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1967 to 1991. Prior to this, he had served as Chief Rabbi of Ireland and as rabbi of the Fif ...

(1921–1999), German rabbi * Immanuel Johann Gerhard Scheller (1735–1803), German classical philologist and lexicographer *

Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant (born Emanuel Kant; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German Philosophy, philosopher and one of the central Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment thinkers. Born in Königsberg, Kant's comprehensive and systematic works ...

(1724–1804), German philosopher *

Immanuel Kauluma Elifas Omukwaniilwa Immanuel Kauluma Elifas (c. 1 January 1934 in Epale – 26 March 2019 in Onandjokwe) was the Omukwaniilwa (or chief) of the Ondonga, a sub-tribe of Owambo people since 28 August 1975, in Namibia. He succeeded his brother the late C ...

(1934–2019), Namibian chief * Immanuel Klette (1918–1988), American bomber pilot and squadron commander * Imanuel Lalthazuala (born 1994), Indian footballer * Imanuel Lauster (1873–1948), German engineer and businessman *

Immanuel Löw Immanuel Löw (January 20, 1854 in Szeged – July 19, 1944 in Budapest) was a Hungarian rabbi and scholar, botanist and politician. Life Löw was the son of Leopold Löw whom he succeeded in 1878 as rabbi of Szeged, Hungary, and whose collec ...

(1854–1944), Hungarian rabbi, scholar, botanist and politician * Immanuel McElroy (born 1980), American basketball player *

Immanuel Mifsud Immanuel Mifsud (born September 12, 1967, Paola) is a Maltese writer of poetry and prose. He was for a time involved in research theatre. He has written novels, short story and poetry collections, and also books for children. In 2011, he became t ...

(born 1967), Maltese writer * Immanuel Mulunga, Namibian businessman * Immanuel Munk (1852–1903), German physiologist * Immanuel Naidjala (born 1984), Namibian boxer * Immanuel Ness (born 1958), American scholar, activist and professor * Immanuel Ngatjizeko (1952–2022), Namibian politician *

Immanuel Nobel Immanuel Nobel the Younger ( , ; 24 March 1801 – 3 September 1872) was a Swedish people, Swedish engineer, architect, inventor and industrialist. He was the inventor of the Lathe (tool), rotary lathe used in plywood manufacturing. He was a mem ...

(1801–1872), Swedish engineer, architect, inventor and industrialist * Immanuel Obeng-Darko (born 1952), Ghanaian politician * Immanuel Oscar Menahem Deutsch (1829–1873), German Jewish scholar * Imanuel Padwa (born 1984), Indonesian footballer * Immanuel Pherai (born 2001), Dutch footballer * Immanuel Quickley (born 1999), American basketball player *

Immanuel the Roman Immanuel ben Solomon ben Jekuthiel of Rome (Immanuel of Rome, Immanuel Romano, Manoello Giudeo) (1261 in Rome – 1332 in Fermo, Italy) was a Jewish poet and writer who lived in the Papal States and composed works in Hebrew and Italian. Immanue ...

(1261–c. 1335), Italian Jewish poet and author * Imanuel Rumbiak (born 1998), Indonesian footballer *

Immanuel Shifidi Immanuel Hafeni Augustus Shifidi (16 July 1929 – 30 November 1986), born in Windhoek, was a Namibian activist. He was one of the fighters at Omugulugwombashe Immanuel Stark Immanuel Stark (born 10 October 1994) is a German cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2016 : 3rd Rund um den Sachsenring ;2018 : 1st National Hill Climb Championships : 1st Overall Tour of Vysočina ::1st Stage 1 : ...

(born 1994), German cyclist *

Immanuel Tremellius Immanuel Tremellius (; 1510 – 9 October 1580) was an Italian Jewish convert to Christianity. He was known as a leading Hebraist and Bible translator. Life He was born at Ferrara and educated at the University of Padua. He was converted about ...

(1510–1580), Italian Jewish convert *

Immanuel Velikovsky Immanuel Velikovsky (; rus, Иммануи́л Велико́вский, p=ɪmənʊˈil vʲɪlʲɪˈkofskʲɪj; 17 November 1979) was a Russian-American psychoanalyst, writer, and catastrophist. He is the author of several books offering Pseudohi ...

(1895–1979), Russian-American psychoanalyst, writer and catastrophist *

Immanuel Wallerstein Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (; September 28, 1930 – August 31, 2019) was an American sociologist and economic historian. He is perhaps best known for his development in sociology of world-systems approach."Wallerstein, Immanuel (1930– )." ...

(1930–2019), American sociologist and economic historian * Imanuel Wanggai (born 1988), Indonesian footballer * Immanuel Wilkins (born 1997), American jazz saxophonist *

Immanuel Winkler Adolf Immanuel Mathäus Winkler (June 3, 1886 in Sarata – June 18, 1932 in Winnipeg) was a pastor in Tsebrykove, Hoffnungstal (now Tsebrykove, Ukraine) and author. During World War I, Winkler worked for the rights of Germans in Russia. Life Imman ...

(1886–1932), German pastor

Surname

* Angelina Immanuel (born 1992), Namibian youth activist and educator * Benjamin Immanuel, Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter * Esrom Immanuel, Fijian politician * Rebecca Immanuel (born 1970), German actress * Stella Immanuel (born 1965), Cameroonian-American physician and pastor

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