Manuel is a masculine

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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 ...

(), which means "God with us." It was reportedly brought from the

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, mainly Germany, Portugal and Spain, where it has been used since at least the 13th century. The name is popular in Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Romanian,

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(Latinised as ''Manolis''), Polish, and Dutch. Manny or Manu are often used as nicknames. Its feminine variant is Manuela.

Middle Ages

Manuel I Komnenos Manuel I Komnenos (; 28 November 1118 – 24 September 1180), Latinized as Comnenus, also called Porphyrogenitus (; " born in the purple"), was a Byzantine emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history o ...

(1118–1180) * Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425) * Manuel I of Trebizond (1218–1263) * Manuel II of Trebizond (1324–1333) * Manuel III of Trebizond (1364–1417) *

Manuel I of Portugal Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate (), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manu ...

(1469–1521) * Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém, Portuguese prince, son of Peter II of Portugal * Manuel of Castile (1234–1283), son of

Ferdinand III of Castile Ferdinand III (; 1199/120130 May 1252), called the Saint (''el Santo''), was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berengaria of Castile. Through his ...

* Manuel I, patriarch of Constantinople in 1216–22 * Manuel II, patriarch of Constantinople in 1244–55 * Manuel Christonymos, birth name of ''Patriarch Maximus III of Constantinople'', reigned 1476–1482

Early modern

* Manuel da Nóbrega (1517–1570), Portuguese Jesuit and missionary in the early Colonial Brazil * Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1531–1537), son of John III of Portugal * Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765–1805), Portuguese poet * Manuel Cardoso (composer) (1566–1650), Portuguese composer *

Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano (3 June 1770 – 20 June 1820), usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (), was an Argentina, Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He to ...

(1770–1820), Argentine politician and military leader during the Argentine War of Independence * Manuel Pardo (politician) (1834-1878), Peruvian politician *

Manuel Pinto da Fonseca Manuel Pinto da Fonseca (also ''Emmanuel Pinto de Fonseca''; 24 May 1681 – 23 January 1773) was a Portuguese nobleman, the 68th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John, from 1741 until his death. He undertook many building projects, introd ...

(1681–1773), Portuguese nobleman and Grand Master of the Order of Malta

Modern given name

* Patriarchs of Lisbon ** Manuel II, 14th. cardinal-patriarch of Lisbon (1929–71) ** Manuel III, 17th. cardinal-patriarch of Lisbon (since 2013) *

Manuel II of Portugal Dom (title), Dom Manuel II (Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança; 15 November 1889 – 2 July 1932), sometimes known as Manuel the Unfortunate () or ...

(1889–1932), the last King of Portugal (1908–1910) * Manuel Agogo (born 1979), Ghanaian football player * Manuel Aguiar(1930-2009), Goan singer and tiatrist. * Manuel Alegre (born 1936), Portuguese poet and politician * Manny Aparicio (born 1995), Canadian football player * Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza (born 1989), Mexican professional wrestler known as "Andrade" * Manuel de Blas (born 1941), Spanish actor *

Manuel Bandeira Manuel Carneiro de Sousa Bandeira Filho (April 19, 1886 – October 13, 1968) was a Brazilian poet, literary critic, and translator, who wrote over 20 books of poetry and prose. Life and career Bandeira was born in Recife, Pernambuco. In 1904 ...

(1886–1968), Brazilian writer * Manuel Bihr (born 1993), Thai footballer * Manuel Caballero (1931–2010), Venezuelan historian * Manuel Cortés Quero (1906-1991), Spanish politician * Manuel Cuevas (born 1933), Mexican fashion designer * Manuel Dabreu, American electrical engineer * Manuel Domínguez (1868-1935), vice president of Paraguay * Manuel Dubrulle (born 1972), French badminton player * Manuel Elizalde Sr., Filipino businessman, polo player and sports patron * Manuel Elizalde Jr. (1936–1997), Filipino businessman *

Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla y Matheu (, 23 November 187614 November 1946) was a Spanish composer and pianist. Along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, he was one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20t ...

(1876–1946) Spanish composer * Manuel Ferrara (born 1975), French pornographic actor and director * Manuel Fettner (born 1985), Austrian ski jumper * Manuel Gava (born 1991), Italian-born German politician *

Manuel Teixeira Gomes Manuel Teixeira Gomes (27 May 1860 – 18 October 1941) was a Portuguese politician who served as the 7th president of Portugal from 1923 to 1925. Personal life Manuel Teixeira Gomes was born in Vila Nova de Portimão, the son of José Líba ...

(1860–1941), Portuguese politician and writer, 7th President of Portugal * Manuel Göttsching (1952–2022), German musician, member of Ash Ra Tempel * Manuel Hassassian (born 1953), Armenian-Palestinian professor * Manuel Jiménez Díaz (1929–1960), Spanish bullfighter * Manuel Jiménez Moreno (1902–1967), Spanish bullfighter *

Manuel Lanzini Manuel Lanzini (; born 15 February 1993) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Club Atlético River Plate, River Pl ...

(born 1993), Argentine footballer * Manuel Litzke (born 1999), Austrian politician * Manuel Locatelli (born 1998), Italian footballer * Manuel Loff (born 1965), Portuguese politician * Manuel Machata (born 1984), German bobsledder and World Champion of 2011 * Manuel Mamikonian (fl. 4th century), Armenian general and ruler * Manuel Merino (born 1961), Peruvian politician and current president of Peru * Manuel Morales (basketball) (born 1987), Peruvian basketball player * Manuel Moroun (1927–2020), American businessman *

Manuel Neuer Manuel Peter Neuer (; born 27 March 1986) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for and captain (association football), captains club FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munic ...

(born 1986), German football goalkeeper *

Manuel Noriega Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno ( , ; February 11, 1934 – May 29, 2017) was a Panamanian dictator and military officer who was the ''de facto'' List of heads of state of Panama, ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never officially serv ...

(1934–2017), Panamanian dictator and criminal *

Manoel de Oliveira Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira (; 11 December 1908 – 2 April 2015) was a Portuguese film director and screenwriter born in Cedofeita, Porto. He first began making films in 1927, when he and some friends attempted to make a film about Wor ...

(1908–2015), Portuguese film director *

Manuel V. Pangilinan Manuel Velez Pangilinan (born July 14, 1946), also known as Manny Pangilinan or by his initials MVP, is a Filipino people, Filipino businessman and sports patron. He is the managing director and CEO of First Pacific, a Hong Kong–based invest ...

(born 1946), Filipino businessman * Manuel "Manny" Pardo (1956-2012), American serial killer and former police officer * Manuel Pardo (governor) (1774–??), Spanish soldier and governor *

Manuel Pellegrini Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti (; ; born 16 September 1953) is a Chilean professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the head coach of Real Betis. As a coach, he has managed clubs in S ...

(born 1953), Chilean football manager * Manuel Pinho (born 1954), Portuguese politician and economist * Manuel Poppinger (born 1989), Austrian ski jumper *

Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (, , , ; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino people, Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1 ...

(1878–1944), first President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines * Manny Ramírez (born 1972), Dominican-American Major League Baseball player * Manuel Rivera-Ortiz (born 1968), American photographer * Manuel Rocha (born 1950), American diplomat *

Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas (; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of the Philippines from 1946 until his death in 1948. He served briefly as the third and last President of the ...

(1892–1948), first President of the Third Philippine Republic * Manuel "Mar" Roxas II (born 1957), Filipino politician, grandson of Manuel Roxas * Manuel Sanhouse (born 1975), Venezuelan football goalkeeper * Manuel Schadwald (disappeared 1993), Missing German boy *

Manuel Seco Manuel Seco Reymundo (20 September 1928 – 16 December 2021) was a Spanish lexicographer, linguist and philologist. He worked at the department of lexicography of the Real Academia Española between 1962 and 1993. He became a member of the Aca ...

(1928–2021), Spanish lexicographer * Manuel Sosa (judge) (born 1950), Belizean jurist * Manuel Tenenbaum (1934–2016), Uruguayan educator, historian and philanthropist * Manuel Ugarte (footballer) (born 2001), Uruguayan footballer * Manuel Uribe (1965–2014), Mexican who was at one time considered to be the heaviest man in the world * Manuel & the Music of the Mountains, pseudonym of composer/arranger Geoff Love (1917–1991)

Surname

* Byron "Piri Piri" Manuel (born c.1956), Zimbabwean footballer at Black Aces FC in Harare * Charlie Manuel (born 1944), American baseball player, coach and manager * EJ Manuel (born 1990), American football player * Herman E. Manuel (1849–1918), American politician * Jacques-Antoine Manuel (1775–1827), French politician * Jerry Manuel (born 1953), American baseball manager * John Manuel (writer), baseball writer and scout * John G. Manuel, Canadian First World War flying ace * Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena (1232–1328), Spanish noble and medieval writer, son of Infante Manuel of Castile * Laurent Manuel (born 1986), American association football (soccer) player * Louis Pierre Manuel (1751–1793), political figure of the French Revolution *

Niklaus Manuel Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (''Niklaus Manuel'', c. 1484 – 28 April 1530), of Bern, was a Swiss artist, writer, mercenary and Reformed politician. Biography Niklaus was most likely the son of Emanuel Aleman (or Alleman), a pharmacist whose own fa ...

(c.1484–1530), Swiss painter *

Peter Manuel Peter Thomas Anthony Manuel (13 March 1927 – 11 July 1958) was an American-Scottish serial killer who was convicted of murdering seven people across Lanarkshire and southern Scotland between 1956 and his arrest in January 1958, and is believ ...

(1927–1958), American-born Scottish serial killer * Richard Manuel (1943–1986), Canadian composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist with The Band * Rob Manuel (born 1973), English developer/producer of humorous/miscellaneous web content * Roby Manuel (1895–1975), Australian aviator * Rod Manuel (born 1974), American football player *

Simone Manuel ] Simone Ashley Manuel (born August 2, 1996) is an American professional Swimming (sport), swimmer specializing in Freestyle swimming, freestyle events. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics, she won two gold and two silver medals: gold ...

(born 1996), American swimmer * Vic Manuel (born 1987), Filipino basketball player

Fictional characters

* Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), waiter in the BBC TV sitcom *

Manny Calavera ''Grim Fandango'' is a 1998 adventure game directed by Tim Schafer and developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows. It is the first adventure game by LucasArts to use 3D computer graphics overlaid on Rendering (computer graphics) ...

, protagonist of the adventure game ''Grim Fandango'' * Manuel Tijuana Guadalajara Tampico "Go-Go" Gomez, a character from UPA's '' Dick Tracy'' cartoon * Manny Heffley, a fictional character in the children's book series ''

Diary of a Wimpy Kid ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' is an American illustrated children's novel series and media franchise created by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. The series follows Greg Heffley, a middle-schooler who illustrates his daily life in a dia ...

.'' * Manny Pardo, a hard-boiled detective in the game '' Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number'' (based on serial killer Manny Pardo) * Manuel Alberto Javier Alejandro "Manny" Delgado, a character from the ABC TV sitcom '' Modern Family''

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