Manu may refer to:

Religion

Proto Indo European Mythology

Manu (Indo European Mythology) *' and *' are thought to have been a duo in Proto-Indo-European mythology. In the creation myth, Manu kills Yemo as a foundational part of the origin of the universe. is sometimes also interpreted as a primordial hermaphrodite. The Comparativ ...

one of the mythical duo

Manu and Yemo *' and *' are thought to have been a duo in Proto-Indo-European mythology. In the creation myth, Manu kills Yemo as a foundational part of the origin of the universe. is sometimes also interpreted as a primordial hermaphrodite. The comparati ...

Ancient Mesopotamia

* Manu the Great, a Chaldean god of fate

Hinduism

Manu (Hinduism) Manu () is a term found with various meanings in Hinduism. In early texts, it refers to the archetypal man, or the first man ( progenitor of humanity). The Sanskrit term for 'human', मनुष्य (IAST: manuṣya) or मानव (IAST: m ...

, Hindu progenitor of mankind ** Vaivasvata Manu, the current Manu *

Manusmṛti The ''Manusmṛti'' (), also known as the ''Mānava-Dharmaśāstra'' or the Laws of Manu, is one of the many legal texts and constitutions among the many ' of Hinduism. Over fifty manuscripts of the ''Manusmriti'' are now known, but the earli ...

or Manu's code, an important early Hindu text * Manu Needhi Cholan, a legendary Chola Dynasty king

Geography

* Manu Province, a province of Peru, in the Madre de Dios Region **

Manu National Park Manu National Park () is a national park and biosphere reserve located in the regions of Madre de Dios and Cusco in Peru. It protects a diverse number of ecosystems including lowland rainforests, cloud forests and Andean grasslands. History M ...

, Peru **

Manu River The Manu is a river in southeastern Peru. It runs down the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains into the Amazon Basin. It runs through what is now protected as the Manu National Park, a vast Biosphere Reserve, home to arguably the highest concen ...

, in southeastern Peru * Manu River (Tripura), which originates in India and flows into Bangladesh * Manu Temple, a summit in the Grand Canyon, United States * Manu, Tripura, a village in Tripura, India *Manu, a village in Topliţa Commune, Hunedoara County, Romania *Manu, a village in

Tâmna Tâmna is a commune located in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Adunații Teiului, Boceni, Colareț, Cremenea, Fața Cremenii, Izvorălu, Manu, Pavăț, Plopi, Tâmna, and Valea Ursului. Education The com ...

Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania * Moku Manu, an island in the Hawaiian islands

People

Manu (name) Manu is a given name, often derived from Manuel (name), Manuel or is of Manu (Hinduism), Hindu origin. It can also be a surname. Notable people with the name include: As a given name Actors *Manu Bennett (born 1969), New Zealand actor, best known ...

Manu Gavassi Manoela Latini Gavassi Francisco (; born January 4, 1993), better known as Manu Gavassi, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress. Early life Born and raised in São Paulo, she is the daughter of broadcaster and presenter Zé Luiz and ps ...

, Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress * Manu (footballer, born 1966), João Manuel Rocha Monteiro Corrêa, Brazilian football forward * Manu (footballer, born 1973), Manuel Francisco Cantero Jerez, Spanish football goalkeeper * Manu (footballer born 1979), Antonio Manuel Sánchez Gómez, Spanish football midfielder *

Manú (footballer) Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo (born 28 August 1982), known as Manú, is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as a right winger. He played 129 Primeira Liga matches over seven seasons, totalling 13 goals for Alverca, Estrela da A ...

(born 1982), Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo, Portuguese football winger *

Manu (footballer, born 1984) José Manuel Rodríguez Morgade (born 22 June 1984), commonly known as Manu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left-back. Club career Born in Wädenswil, Switzerland to Spanish immigrants, Manu started playing ...

, José Manuel Rodríguez Morgade, Swiss football left-back *

Manu Silva Manuel Jorge Silva (born 12 June 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica. Club career Silva is a youth product of União de Lamas and Feirense. He was promoted to the ...

, Manuel Jorge Silva, Portuguese football defensive midfielder for S.L. Benfica

Sports teams

Manu Samoa The Samoa national rugby union team represents Samoa in men's international rugby union competitions. They are governed by Samoa Rugby Union and also known as "Manu Samoa", which is thought to derive from the name of a Samoan warrior. They perf ...

, the Samoa national rugby union team * F.C. Manu Laeva, a Tuvaluan football club **

Manu Laeva (women) The Tuvalu A-Division for women is the top level women's football league in Tuvalu. The league is organized by the Tuvalu National Football Association. The league was founded in 2009. It's unclear whether Women's A-Division has been played si ...

, Tuvaluan women's football club *

Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. They compete in the Premier League, t ...

, an English football club

Other uses

* 29353 Manu, a main-belt asteroid * ''Manu'' (bird), a genus of prehistoric albatross-like birds from New Zealand * ''Manu'' (film), a 2018 Indian Telugu-language film * Manu (''River City''), a character on a BBC Scotland soap opera * ''Manu'' (TV series), a 1991 French animated television series *

Tangata manu The ''Tangata manu'' ("bird-man," from "human beings" + "bird") was the winner of a traditional ritual competition on Rapa Nui ( Easter Island) to collect the first sooty tern () egg of the season from the nearby islet of Motu Nui, swim back to ...

, the winner of a traditional competition of Easter Island * An alternate name for the Ornithological Society of Polynesia * A character in the 2000 French adult film ''

Baise-moi ''Baise-moi'' is a 2000 French erotic crime thriller film written and directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi and starring Karen Lancaume and Raffaëla Anderson. It is based on the novel by Despentes, first published in 1993. The ...

'' * Canadian real estate slang for a

modular home A modular building is a prefabricated building that consists of repeated sections called modules. Modularity involves constructing sections away from the building site, then delivering them to the intended site. Installation of the prefabricat ...

* An

Akan name The Akan people of Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Togo frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names" have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person ...

given to a second born child * A manu, a New Zealand diving technique similar to the Cannonball (diving)