Manuel ( name ) - wikipedia Manuel ( name ) Manuel is a male given name originating in the Hebrew name Immanu'el ( עִמָּנוּאֵל ‬, which means `` God with us. '' It was possibly brought from the Byzantine Empire ( as Μανουήλ ) to Spain and Portugal, where it has been used since at least the 13th century. Manuel is popular in Spanish, Portuguese and German. It is also used in Italian, French, Romanian, Greek ( Latinized ), Polish, Dutch and English, where Manny or Manu is used as a nickname. Contents 1 Middle Ages 2 Early modern 3 Modern given name 4 Surname 5 Fictional characters 6 See also 7 References Middle Ages Further information : Emanuel ( name ) Manuel I Komnenos ( 1118 -- 1180 ) Manuel II Palaiologos ( 1350 -- 1425 ) Manuel I of Trebizond ( 1218 -- 1263 ) Manuel II of Trebizond ( 1324 -- 1333 ) Manuel III of Trebizond ( 1364 -- 1417 ) Manuel I of Portugal ( 1469 -- 1521 ) Manuel II of Portugal ( 1889 -- 1932 ) Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém, Portuguese prince, son of Peter II of Portugal Manuel of Castile ( 1234 -- 1283 ), son of Ferdinand III of Castile Manuel I, patriarch of Constantinople in 1216 -- 22 Manuel II, patriarch of Constantinople in 1244 -- 55 Manuel Christonymos, birth name of Patriarch Maximus III of Constantinople, reigned 1476 -- 1482 Early modern Manuel da Nóbrega ( 1517 -- 1570 ), Portuguese Jesuit and missionary in the early Colonial Brazil Manuel, Prince of Portugal ( 1531 -- 1537 ), son of John III of Portugal Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage ( 1765 -- 1805 ), Portuguese poet Manuel Cardoso ( 1566 -- 1650 ), Portuguese composer Manuel Belgrano ( 1770 -- 1820 ), Argentine politician and military leader during the Argentine War of Independence Manuel Pinto da Fonseca ( 1681 -- 1773 ), Portuguese nobleman and Grand Master of the Order of Malta Modern given name Patriarchs of Lisbon Manuel II, 14th. cardinal - patriarch of Lisbon ( 1929 -- 71 ) Manuel III, 17th. cardinal - patriarch of Lisbon ( since 2013 ) - current - Manuel Agogo ( born 1979, English - Ghanaian football player Manuel Alegre ( born 1936 ), Portuguese poet Manuel Bandeira ( 1886 -- 1968 ), Brazilian writer Manuel Cuevas ( born 1933 ), fashion designer, known simply as `` Manuel '' Manuel Fettner ( born 1985 ), Austrian ski jumper Manuel Teixeira Gomes ( 1860 -- 1941 ), Portuguese politician and writer, 7th President of Portugal Manuel Göttsching ( born 1952 ), German musician, member of Ash Ra Tempel Manuel Hassassian ( born 1953 ), is an Armenian - Palestinian professor Manuel Machata ( born 1984 ), German bobsledder and World Champion of 2011 Manuel Mamikonian was the real leader of Armenia after the death of King Varasdates ( Varazdat ). Manuel Morales ( basketball ) ( born 1987 ), Peruvian basketball player Manuel Neuer ( born 1986 ), German football goalkeeper Manuel Noriega ( born 1934 ), Panamanian dictator and criminal Manoel de Oliveira ( 1908 -- 2015 ), Portuguese film director Manuel Pellegrini ( born 1953 ), Chilean football manager Manuel Pinho ( born 1954 ), Portuguese politician and economist Manuel Poppinger ( born 1989 ), Austrian ski jumper Manuel L. Quezón ( 1878 -- 1944 ), first President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines Manny Ramírez ( born 1972 ), Dominican - American Major League Baseball player Manuel Rivera - Ortiz ( born 1968 ), American photographer Manuel Rocha, American diplomat Manuel Acuña Roxas ( 1892 -- 1948 ), first President of the Third Philippine Republic Manuel Sanhouse ( born 1975 ), Venezuelan football goalkeeper Manuel Seco ( born 1928 ), Spanish lexicographer Manuel Tenenbaum ( 1934 -- 2016 ), Uruguayan educator, historian and philanthropist. Manuel Uribe ( 1965 -- 2014 ), Mexican who was at one time considered to be the heaviest man in the world Surname Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena ( 1232 -- 1328 ), Spanish noble and medieval writer, son of Infante Manuel of Castile Niklaus Manuel ( ~ 1484 -- 1530 ), Swiss painter Louis Pierre Manuel ( 1751 -- 1793 ), political figure of the French Revolution Jacques - Antoine Manuel ( 1775 -- 1827 ), French politician Herman E. Manuel ( 1849 -- 1918 ), American politician Richard Manuel ( 1943 -- 1986 ), Canadian composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist with The Band Rob Manuel ( born 1973 ), English developer / producer of humorous / miscellaneous web content Rod Manuel ( born 1974 ), American football player Vic Manuel ( born 1987 ), Filipino basketball player Laurent Manuel, an American association football ( soccer ) player Fictional characters Manuel ( Fawlty Towers ), waiter in the BBC TV sitcom Manny ( Ice Age ), a fictional bull wooly mammoth, who appears in the Ice Age movie series Manny Calavera, protagonist of the adventure game Grim Fandango Manny Pardo, a hard - boiled detective in the game Hotline Miami 2 : Wrong Number See also Isaiah 7 : 14 List of names referring to El This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. References Jump up ^ jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/. JewishEncyclopedia.com Jump up ^ http://www.behindthename.com/name/manuel Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manuel_(name)&oldid=822543940 '' Categories : Given names Surnames Portuguese masculine given names Spanish masculine given names Hebrew - language names Romanian masculine given names English masculine given names French masculine given names Italian masculine given names German masculine given names Dutch masculine given names Polish masculine given names Hidden categories : Articles containing Ancient Greek - language text All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Nāhuatl Norsk Русский Slovenščina Suomi Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 27 January 2018, at 00 : 14. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: where does the last name manuel come from
Answer: possibly brought from the Byzantine Empire (as Μανουήλ) to Spain and Portugal, where it has been used since at least the 13th century