Given name
Manoel
“God is with us”
Manoel is a form of Emmanuel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is with us.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Manoel is a form of Emmanuel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is with us.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Manoel is a form of Emmanuel. An origin associated with Emmanuel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Manoel is a form of Emmanuel. The history of Emmanuel gives this family its wider story. Emmanuel appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Explained through its name family
Manoel’s family of names
In Galician usage, Manoel has a diminutive in Manolo. Manoel developed from Emmanuel. In Portuguese usage, Manoel has a related form in Manuel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Manoel has relatives in 4 languages.
8 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Manoel
- Manoel de OliveiraPortuguese film director (1908–2015)
- AfonsoBrazilian association football playerborn 1991
- ManoelBrazilian association footballerborn 1990
- ManoelzinhoBrazilian footballer (1907-1953)
- Manuel Pinto da Fonseca68th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Saint John1681–1773
- Manuel Pestana FilhoBrazilian Roman Catholic bishop (1928–2011)
- Manoel TobiasBrazilian futsal playerborn 1971
- Manoel CarlosBrazilian screenwriter (1933–2026)
- Manoel de BarrosBrazilian poet (1916–2014)
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