Immanuel

English

Alternative forms

• Emmanuel (figure whose birth is foretold)

Etymology

From Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (ʿimanuʾél), from עִמָּנוּ אֵל (ʿimánu ʾél, literally “God is with us”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈmænjuəl/, /ɪˈmænjəl/
• Homophone: Emmanuel

Proper noun

Immanuel (plural Immanuels)

2. (biblical) A figure whose birth is prophesied in the Book of Isaiah in the Bible.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 7:14:

     Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

   1. (Christianity) This figure, regarded by Christians as the Messiah or Christ.
3. A male given name from Hebrew: alternative form of Emmanuel.

Translations

figure whose birth is foretold

• Arabic: عَمَّانُوئِيل m (ʕammānūʔīl)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 以馬內利 / 以马内利 (ji⁵ maa⁵ noi⁶ lei⁶), 厄瑪奴耳 / 厄玛奴耳 (ak¹ maa⁵ nou⁴ ji⁵) (Catholic)

  Hokkien: 以馬內利 / 以马内利 (Í-má-lōe-lī), Em-má-nu-el

  Mandarin: 以馬內利 / 以马内利 (zh) (Yǐmǎnèilì), 厄瑪奴耳 / 厄玛奴耳 (zh) (Èmǎnú'ěr) (Catholic)

• Farefare: A'emanuwɛlɩ
• French: Emmanuel (fr) m
• Greek: Εμμανουήλ (el) m (Emmanouíl)
• Indonesian: Imanuel
• Paiwan: Imanuli
• Portuguese: Emanuel (pt) m
• Spanish: Emanuel (es) m

this figure, regarded as Christ

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 以馬內利 / 以马内利 (ji⁵ maa⁵ noi⁶ lei⁶), 厄瑪奴耳 / 厄玛奴耳 (ak¹ maa⁵ nou⁴ ji⁵) (Catholic)

  Hokkien: 以馬內利 / 以马内利 (Í-má-lōe-lī), Em-má-nu-el

  Mandarin: 以馬內利 / 以马内利 (zh) (Yǐmǎnèilì), 厄瑪奴耳 / 厄玛奴耳 (zh) (Èmǎnú'ěr) (Catholic)

• Danish: Immanuel
• Farefare: A'emanuwɛlɩ
• Finnish: Immanuel (fi)
• French: Emmanuel (fr) m
• German: Immanuel (de) m
• Greek: Εμμανουήλ (el) m (Emmanouíl)
• Indonesian: Imanuel
• Italian: Emmanuele m
• Kazakh: Имануил (İmanuil)
• Korean: 임마누엘 (Immanuel)
• Manchu: ᡝᠮᠮᠠᠨᡠᠶᡝᠯ (emmanuyel)
• Norwegian: Immanuel (no)
• Paiwan: Imanuli
• Portuguese: Emanuel (pt) m
• Russian: Иммануи́л (ru) m (Immanuíl)
• Spanish: Emanuel (es) m
• Swedish: Immanuel

male given name — see Emmanuel

Danish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Immanuel

1. (biblical) Immanuel
2. a male given name from Hebrew, more popular as Emanuel

Faroese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Immanuel m

1. a male given name from Hebrew

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Immanuel: Immanuelsson
• daughter of Immanuel: Immanuelsdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Immanuel
accusative	Immanuel
dative	Immanueli
genitive	Immanuels

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (imanu'él)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈimːɑnuel/, [ˈimːɑ̝ˌnue̞l]
• Rhymes: -uel
• Syllabification^(key): Im‧ma‧nu‧el
• Hyphenation^(key): Im‧ma‧nu‧el

Proper noun

Immanuel

1. (biblical) Immanuel
2. (rare as a first name) a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, rare in this form. Short forms: Immo, Manu

Declension

Inflection of Immanuel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Immanuel	Immanuelit
genitive		Immanuelin	Immanuelien
partitive		Immanuelia	Immanueleja
illative		Immanueliin	Immanueleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Immanuel	Immanuelit
accusative	nom.	Immanuel	Immanuelit
	gen.	Immanuelin
genitive		Immanuelin	Immanuelien
partitive		Immanuelia	Immanueleja
inessive		Immanuelissa	Immanueleissa
elative		Immanuelista	Immanueleista
illative		Immanueliin	Immanueleihin
adessive		Immanuelilla	Immanueleilla
ablative		Immanuelilta	Immanueleilta
allative		Immanuelille	Immanueleille
essive		Immanuelina	Immanueleina
translative		Immanueliksi	Immanueleiksi
abessive		Immanuelitta	Immanueleitta
instructive		—	Immanuelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Immanuel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Immanuelini Immanuelini accusative nom. Immanuelini Immanuelini gen. Immanuelini genitive Immanuelini Immanuelieni partitive Immanueliani Immanuelejani inessive Immanuelissani Immanueleissani elative Immanuelistani Immanueleistani illative Immanueliini Immanueleihini adessive Immanuelillani Immanueleillani ablative Immanueliltani Immanueleiltani allative Immanuelilleni Immanueleilleni essive Immanuelinani Immanueleinani translative Immanuelikseni Immanueleikseni abessive Immanuelittani Immanueleittani instructive — — comitative — Immanueleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Immanuelisi Immanuelisi accusative nom. Immanuelisi Immanuelisi gen. Immanuelisi genitive Immanuelisi Immanueliesi partitive Immanueliasi Immanuelejasi inessive Immanuelissasi Immanueleissasi elative Immanuelistasi Immanueleistasi illative Immanueliisi Immanueleihisi adessive Immanuelillasi Immanueleillasi ablative Immanueliltasi Immanueleiltasi allative Immanuelillesi Immanueleillesi essive Immanuelinasi Immanueleinasi translative Immanueliksesi Immanueleiksesi abessive Immanuelittasi Immanueleittasi instructive — — comitative — Immanueleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Immanuelimme Immanuelimme accusative nom. Immanuelimme Immanuelimme gen. Immanuelimme genitive Immanuelimme Immanueliemme partitive Immanueliamme Immanuelejamme inessive Immanuelissamme Immanueleissamme elative Immanuelistamme Immanueleistamme illative Immanueliimme Immanueleihimme adessive Immanuelillamme Immanueleillamme ablative Immanueliltamme Immanueleiltamme allative Immanuelillemme Immanueleillemme essive Immanuelinamme Immanueleinamme translative Immanueliksemme Immanueleiksemme abessive Immanuelittamme Immanueleittamme instructive — — comitative — Immanueleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Immanuelinne Immanuelinne accusative nom. Immanuelinne Immanuelinne gen. Immanuelinne genitive Immanuelinne Immanuelienne partitive Immanuelianne Immanuelejanne inessive Immanuelissanne Immanueleissanne elative Immanuelistanne Immanueleistanne illative Immanueliinne Immanueleihinne adessive Immanuelillanne Immanueleillanne ablative Immanueliltanne Immanueleiltanne allative Immanuelillenne Immanueleillenne essive Immanuelinanne Immanueleinanne translative Immanueliksenne Immanueleiksenne abessive Immanuelittanne Immanueleittanne instructive — — comitative — Immanueleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Immanuelinsa Immanuelinsa accusative nom. Immanuelinsa Immanuelinsa gen. Immanuelinsa genitive Immanuelinsa Immanueliensa partitive Immanueliaan Immanueliansa Immanuelejaan Immanuelejansa inessive Immanuelissaan Immanuelissansa Immanueleissaan Immanueleissansa elative Immanuelistaan Immanuelistansa Immanueleistaan Immanueleistansa illative Immanueliinsa Immanueleihinsa adessive Immanuelillaan Immanuelillansa Immanueleillaan Immanueleillansa ablative Immanueliltaan Immanueliltansa Immanueleiltaan Immanueleiltansa allative Immanuelilleen Immanuelillensa Immanueleilleen Immanueleillensa essive Immanuelinaan Immanuelinansa Immanueleinaan Immanueleinansa translative Immanuelikseen Immanueliksensa Immanueleikseen Immanueleiksensa abessive Immanuelittaan Immanuelittansa Immanueleittaan Immanueleittansa instructive — — comitative — Immanueleineen Immanueleinensa

Statistics

• The given name Immanuel belongs to 21 male individuals (and as a middle name to 593 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪˈmaːnu(ʔ)eːl], [-ɛl]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Immanuel

1. (biblical) Immanuel
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Emmanuel

Related terms

• Manuel
• Manuela

Norwegian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Immanuel

1. (biblical) Immanuel

Swedish

Etymology

From Hebrew עמנואל (‘immánû ’Él), meaning God with us.

Proper noun

Immanuel c (genitive Immanuels)

1. (biblical) Immanuel
   • 1917, 1773 års bibelkommission, “Jesaja [Isaiah] 7:14”, in 1917 års kyrkobibel‎^[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 9 September 2025:

     Se, den unga kvinnan skall varda havande och föda en son, och hon skall giva honom namnet Immanuel.

     Behold, the young woman will conceive and bear a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Matteusevangeliet [Matthew] 1:23”, in Bibel 2000‎^[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 9 September 2025:

     Jungfrun skall bli havande och föda en son, och man skall ge honom namnet Immanuel (det betyder: Gud med oss).

     The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means "God with us").

2. (rare) a male given name from Hebrew: alternative form of Emanuel.
   • 1933, Ivar Lo-Johansson, Godnatt, jord, Albert Bonniers förlag, published 1950, pages 127–128:

     —Du fick heta Mikael du, sade hon en gång, då hon gick förbi med grädden i en båtformad snäcka. Det var jag som föreslog det. Jag hade alltid tyckt om det namnet.
     Mikael hörde hjärtat dunka under blusen och förblev stum.
     —Pappa heter Immanuel, sade han äntligen stammande. Det har väl farmor också gett honom?
     —Ja, Immanuel, det är också ett vackert namn... Då tycktes hon bli litet tankspridd.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Emanuel in Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore