Given name
Manasses
“one who is forgetful”
Manasses is a variant of Manasseh. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is forgetful.”
Original Hebrewמנשה
Meaning & origin
What it means
Manasses is a variant of Manasseh. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is forgetful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Manasses is a variant of Manasseh. An origin associated with Manasseh is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Koine Greek Μανασσῆς, from Biblical Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה (Mənašše).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Manasses appears in Genesis 41:51, Deuteronomy 4:43, Revelation 7:6 and 2 other passages.
- Genesis 41:51
- Deuteronomy 4:43
- Revelation 7:6
- 2 Kings 21:1
- Matthew 1:10
From biblical name research
Manasses’s family of names
Manasses has a related form in Manasseh.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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