Given name & surname · also Latin

Manasse

Manasse is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Italian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Manasse comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Latin Manassē̆s, from Biblical Hebrew מְנַשֵּׁה (Mənaššé).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Manasse’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Manasse as a surname has a diminutive in Massinen. In Italian usage, Manasse has a conventional equivalent in the English form Manasseh.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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