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), Hindu progenitor of mankind ** Vaivasvata Manu, the current Manu * Manusmṛti 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, Peru ** Manu River, 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 Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania * Moku Manu, an island in the Hawaiian islands

People

* Manu (name) * Manu Gavassi, 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) (born 1982), Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo, Portuguese football winger * Manu (footballer, born 1984), José Manuel Rodríguez Morgade, Swiss football left-back * Manu Silva, Manuel Jorge Silva, Portuguese football defensive midfielder for S.L. Benfica

Sports teams

* Manu Samoa, the Samoa national rugby union team * F.C. Manu Laeva, a Tuvaluan football club ** Manu Laeva (women), 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 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'' * Canadian real estate slang for a modular home * An Akan name given to a second born child * A manu, a New Zealand diving technique similar to the Cannonball (diving)