Emanuel
/ɪˈmæn.ju.əl/noun
A masculine given name, a variant spelling of Emmanuel, derived from a Hebrew name meaning that God is with us.
Did you know?In the Hebrew Bible, Immanuel appears in Isaiah 7:14 as a symbolic name, and the Gospel of Matthew later applies it to Jesus.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
עִמָּנוּאֵל (ʿImmanuel)
“God is with us”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Septuagint Greek
Ἐμμανουήλ (Emmanouēl)
“Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name”
1st Century CE
Koine Greek
Ἐμμανουήλ (Emmanouēl)
“The name used in the New Testament”
4th Century CE
Latin
Emmanuel
“Latin form of the Greek biblical name”
Middle English
English
Emmanuel / Emanuel
“A personal name transmitted through Christian biblical and liturgical tradition”
Modern English
English
Emanuel
“A masculine given name and established variant of Emmanuel”