Emmanuel

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/ɪˈmænjuəl//ɪˈmænjəl/rare/ɪˈmænwəl/

proper noun

Immanuel (Biblical figure whose birth is foretold).

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Meanings

proper nounEmmanuel (plural Emmanuels)

plural Emmanuels

  1. Immanuel (Biblical figure whose birth is foretold).

    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.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 1:23
    1. ChristianityImmanuel (this figure, regarded by Christians as the Christ).
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.

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

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

    1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed: The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 212

    Whether a Hidalgo candidacy can galvanize the left and throw open an election in which Emmanuel Macron, the centrist president, and Marine Le Pen, the rightist candidate, remain favorites is unclear.

    2021 September 2, Roger Cohen, “The French Left Is in Disarray, but Here Comes Anne Hidalgo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2021
  3. A surname.
  4. abbreviationellipsisinformalCambridge UniversityEllipsis of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Origin

Variant of Immanuel.

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Translations

Basque Imanol
  • Imanolmale given name
Catalan Manel
  • Manelmale given name
Czech Emanuel
  • Emanuelmale given name
Danish Emanuel
  • Emanuelmale given name
Finnish Immo, Manu
  • Immomale given name
  • Manumale given name
French Emmanuel
  • Emmanuelmale given name
German Immanuel, Emanuel
  • Immanuelmale given name
  • Emanuelmale given name
Greek Εμμανουήλ
  • Εμμανουήλ (Emmanouíl)male given name
Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל
  • עִמָּנוּאֵל ('immánuel)male given name
Hungarian Emánuel, Immánuel
  • Emánuelmale given name
  • Immánuelmale given name
Italian Emanuele
  • Emanuelemale given name
Lithuanian Emanuelis
  • Emanuelismale given name
Portuguese Manuel
  • Manuelmale given name
Romanian Emanuel, Emanoil
  • Emanuelmale given name
  • Emanoilmale given name
Russian Эммануи́л, Эммануэ́ль
  • Эммануи́л (Emmanuíl)male given name
  • Эммануэ́ль (Emmanuélʹ)male given name
Spanish Manuel
  • Manuelmale given name
Swedish Emanuel
  • Emanuelmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

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Immanuel
Cite this entry
APA

Emmanuel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmanuel

MLA

“Emmanuel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmanuel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Emmanuel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmanuel.

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