Emmanuel
/ɪˈmænjʊəl/noun
A biblical name meaning “God with us,” used for Jesus in Christian tradition.
Did you know?Emmanuel comes from the Hebrew prophetic phrase used in Isaiah and later applied in the Gospel of Matthew, where names are treated as sacred signs rather than mere words.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Hebrew
Heb
עִמָּנוּ אֵל (ʿimmānū ʾēl)
““with us is God” or “God is with us””
3rd Century BCE
Greek
Ἐμμανουήλ (Emmanouḗl)
“Greek transliteration of the Hebrew prophetic name”
Late Latin
Latin
Emmanuel
“Biblical name used in Christian scripture and liturgy”
Old French
OF
Emmanuel
“Personal name adopted into medieval French usage”
Modern English
English
Emmanuel
“A male given name and a title for Christ in Christian contexts”