Immanuel is a name originating in the

biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew (, or , ), also called Classical Hebrew, is an archaic form of the Hebrew language, a language in the Canaanite branch of Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known as the Land of Israel, roughly west of ...

name , meaning " God with us". The name, now common to both Jewish and Christian naming traditions, originates with the biblical character

Immanuel Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

, with numerous variants appearing over time, including first names

Amanuel Amanuel is a given name or a surname. Notable people with the given name include: * Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (born 1994), Eritrean cyclist *Amanuel Melles (born 1993), Eritrean academic based in Canada *Amanuel Mesel Amanuel Mesel Tikue (born 29 ...

(አማኑኤል) in Ethiopia, Emanuele in Italy,

Imanol Imanol is a given name and the Basque language equivalent of Immanuel. It is the first name of several notable people: * Imanol Agirretxe (born 1987), Spanish football forward *Imanol Arias (born 1956), Spanish actor *Imanol Erviti (born 1983), S ...

in Basque, Manuel in Portuguese and Spanish,

Emmanouil Emmanouil ( el, Εμμανουήλ) is the Greek version of the name Emanuel. It may refer to: People * Emmanouil Antoniadis (1791–1863), revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence *Emmanouil Argyropoulos (1889–1913), Greek aviator *Emmano ...

(Εμμανουήλ) in Greek, and a French female variation,

Emmanuelle Emmanuelle is the lead character in a series of French erotic films based on the main character in the novel '' Emmanuelle'' (1959), created by Emmanuelle Arsan. Character history Emmanuelle appeared as the pen name of Marayat Rollet-Andri ...

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