Baby name
CLASSIC
🇫🇷 🇬🇭 🇳🇬 Emmanuel
/ih · MAN · yoo · el/
Meaning
“God is with us”
From Hebrew Immanuel meaning God is with us; the double-m spelling is the French and English standard, used in the Bible as a title for the Messiah.
Nicknames
manny · manu
Vibe
elegant
How it ages.
Cross-continental staying power; from Paris to Lagos this name carries consistent weight.
The cultural moment.
Top 50 in France through the 2000s; consistently popular across West Africa, especially Nigeria and Ghana.