Emanuel, Emmanuel, Emmanuil or Immanuel is a masculine given name or surname derived from the Hebrew name עמנואל (Immanuel, meaning ′God is with us′). The name is common to both Jewish and Christian naming traditions. The middle Hebrew letter "mem" is a gemination giving rise to the co-existence of single "m" and double "mm" (romanized) transliterations in many languages. The name has many variant spellings, including Emanuele in Italy, Imanol in Basque and Manuel in Portugal and Spain.
With regard to Written Torah and Tanakh, in Judaism the name עמנואל ("Immanuel") is known to be without any messianic significance. In Talmud and Midrash of the Oral Torah the name does not occur. It is also not among the many names for the Mashiach (′Jewish Messiah′).
In contrast, Christian theology interprets the name in the light of the Gospel according to Matthew 1:23 relating it to divine Jesus, and alleges that it was a prophetic name used in Isaiah 7:14 of the Christian Old Testament.
Notable people bearing this name include:
Royalty
Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180), Emperor of Byzantium
Manuel I of Portugal (1469-1521)
Manuel II of Portugal (1889-1932)
Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy (1759-1824)
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820-1878)
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869-1947)
Victor Emmanuel, Prince of Naples (b. 1937)
Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy (1562-1630)
Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy (1634-1675)
Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy (1701-1773)
Charles Emmanuel IV of Savoy (1751-1819))
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662-1726)
Given name
Immanuel the Roman (1261-1328)
Emmanuel Adebayor (born 1984), Togolese football striker
Emmanuel Banahene (born 2004), Professional Robloxian
Emmanuel Bett (born 1985), Kenyan long-distance runner
Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau (1857-1923), French mountain climber
Emmanuel Callender (born 1984), Trinidadian sprint athlete
Emmanuel Collard (born 1971), French racing driver
Emanuel Cvjetićanin (1833-1919) general
Emanuel Gandolfo, Argentine illusionist
Emanuel Ginóbili, better known as Manu Ginóbili (born 1977), Argentine basketball player
Emanuel R. Gold (1935–2013), New York politician
Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy (1766-1847)
Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), German philosopher
Emmanuel Kiprono Kipsang (born 1991), Kenyan long-distance track runner
Emmanuel Kriaras, Greek lexicographer and philologist
Emmanuel Levinas, French-Lithuanian Philosopher and Talmudic commentator
Emmanuel Lewis, American actor
Emmanuel Christopher Loblack (1898–1995), Dominican trade unionist and politician
Emmanouil A. Miaoulis, Greek navy officer
Emanuel Newton (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
Emmanuel Pacquiao (born 1978), Filipino world champion professional boxer
Emmanouel Pappas, Greek revolutionary
Emanuel Pogatetz (born 1983), Austrian football defender
Emanuel Rego, Beach volley player, Olympic gold medalist
Emmanuel Rhoides, Greek writer and journalist
Emanuel Rodriguez (born 1986), Mexican-American professional wrestler
Emanuel Schafer, German SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator
Emmanuel Danilo Clementino Silva, naturalized Equatoguinean football goalkeeper
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian
Emmanuel Yáñez, Uruguayan road cyclist
Immanuel Wallerstein, social scientist
Surname
Ari Emanuel (born 1961), American talent agent, brother of Ezekiel and Rahm
Ezekiel Emanuel (born 1957), American bioethicist, brother of Ari and Rahm
Georgy Emmanuel (1775—1837), Serbian-Russian military commander
James Emanuel (1921–2013), American poet and scholar
Kerry Emanuel, born 1955, American climate scientist
Lee Emanuel (born 1985), British middle-distance runner
Maurice Emmanuel (1862-1938), French composer, teacher and musicologist
Rahm Emanuel (born 1959), American politician and current mayor of Chicago, brother of Ari and Ezekiel
Tom Emanuel (1915–1997), a Welsh footballer
Tommy Emmanuel (born 1955), Australian guitar player