Emmanuel

English

Etymology

Hebrew God is with us

Proper noun

Emmanuel

1. (biblical) (in some versions of the Bible) Immanuel, the prophesized name of the Messiah.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Matthew 1:23

     Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

2. A male given name of Biblical origin.
   • 1593, William Shakespeare, King Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV,Scene IV:

     Cade. What is thy name? / Clerk. Emmanuel. / Dick. They use to write it on the top of letters. 'Twill go hard with you.

   • 1629 Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed, The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), Vol.III, page 212:

     Some call their sons Emmanuel : this is too bold. The name is proper to Christ, therefore not to be communicated to any creature.

Translations

name of Messiah — see Immanuel

male given name

Basque: Imanol (eu) Czech: Emanuel (cs) Danish: Emanuel (da) Finnish: Immo (fi), Manu (fi) French: Emmanuel (fr)

German: Immanuel (de), Emanuel (de) Italian: Emanuele (it) Portuguese: Manuel (pt) Spanish: Manuel (es) Swedish: Emanuel (sv)

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French

Proper noun

Emmanuel

1. (biblical) Immanuel.
2. A male given name.

Related terms

• Manuel
• female name: Emmanuelle