Emmanuel

English

Etymology

Variant of Immanuel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈmænjuəl/, /ɪˈmænjəl/, (rare) /ɪˈmænwəl/
• Homophone: Immanuel

Proper noun

Emmanuel (plural Emmanuels)

1. Immanuel (Biblical figure whose birth is foretold).
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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.

   1. (Christianity) Immanuel (this figure, regarded by Christians as the Christ).
2. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.
   • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
     ,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), volume 3, 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.

3. A surname.
4. (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Emmanuel College, Cambridge..

Translations

figure whose birth is foretold — see Immanuel

this figure, regarded as Christ — see Immanuel

male given name

• Armenian: Մանուել (Manuel), Մանվել (Manvel), Էմմանուել (Ēmmanuel)
• Basque: Imanol (eu)
• Czech: Emanuel (cs)
• Danish: Emanuel
• Finnish: Immo (fi), Manu (fi)
• French: Emmanuel (fr)
• Galician: Manoel (gl)
• Georgian: ემანუელი (emanueli)
• German: Immanuel (de), Emanuel (de)
• Greek: Εμμανουήλ (el) m (Emmanouíl)
• Hebrew: עִמָּנוּאֵל ('immánuel)
• Hungarian: Emánuel (hu), Immánuel (hu)
• Italian: Emanuele (it)
• Lithuanian: Emanuelis (lt) m
• Portuguese: Manuel (pt)
• Romanian: Emanuel, Emanoil
• Russian: Эммануи́л (ru) m (Emmanuíl), Эммануэ́ль (ru) m (Emmanuélʹ)
• Sicilian: Manueli
• Spanish: Manuel (es)
• Swedish: Emanuel (sv)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.ma.nɥɛl/, /e.ma.nɥɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɥɛl

Proper noun

Emmanuel m

1. (biblical) Immanuel
2. a male given name from Hebrew

Related terms

• Manuel
• (female name): Emmanuelle