# Manu
## English
### Etymology 1

Transliteration of Sanskrit मनु (manu, “man, mankind”). Doublet of man.

#### Proper noun

Manu
* (Hinduism) A title accorded to the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saves mankind from the universal flood.
** 1988, Hermann Oldenberg, Shridhar B. Shrotri, The Religion of the Veda, page 138:Agni is the one who is introduced by Manu, who is kindled by Manu; one requests him to rule at the present sacrifice, as he had done it for Manu, when he "offered the first oblation, with kindled fire, with his (attentive) heart and soul, along with the seven priests" to the gods (X, 63, 7).
* (theosophy) The progenitor of the Aryan root race, who are said to have originated in Atlantis.
* A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.

### Etymology 2

Abbreviation of Emmanuel.

#### Proper noun

Manu
* A male given name.

### Anagrams

* Amun, NUMA, Numa, Uman, maun

## Finnish
### Etymology

Short form of Immanuel, also used as a nickname for Mauno and Maunu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑnu/, [ˈmɑ̝nu]
* Rhymes: -ɑnu
* Hyphenation: Ma‧nu

### Proper noun

Manu
* a male given name
** (informal) Nickname for Mauno Koivisto, Finnish politician and President of Finland (1982–1994)
* a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Manu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Manuni
Manuni
accusative
nom.
Manuni
Manuni
gen.
Manuni
genitive
Manuni
Manujeni
partitive
Manuani
Manujani
inessive
Manussani
Manuissani
elative
Manustani
Manuistani
illative
Manuuni
Manuihini
adessive
Manullani
Manuillani
ablative
Manultani
Manuiltani
allative
Manulleni
Manuilleni
essive
Manunani
Manuinani
translative
Manukseni
Manuikseni
abessive
Manuttani
Manuittani
instructive
comitative
—Manuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Manusi
Manusi
accusative
nom.
Manusi
Manusi
gen.
Manusi
genitive
Manusi
Manujesi
partitive
Manuasi
Manujasi
inessive
Manussasi
Manuissasi
elative
Manustasi
Manuistasi
illative
Manuusi
Manuihisi
adessive
Manullasi
Manuillasi
ablative
Manultasi
Manuiltasi
allative
Manullesi
Manuillesi
essive
Manunasi
Manuinasi
translative
Manuksesi
Manuiksesi
abessive
Manuttasi
Manuittasi
instructive
comitative
—Manuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Manumme
Manumme
accusative
nom.
Manumme
Manumme
gen.
Manumme
genitive
Manumme
Manujemme
partitive
Manuamme
Manujamme
inessive
Manussamme
Manuissamme
elative
Manustamme
Manuistamme
illative
Manuumme
Manuihimme
adessive
Manullamme
Manuillamme
ablative
Manultamme
Manuiltamme
allative
Manullemme
Manuillemme
essive
Manunamme
Manuinamme
translative
Manuksemme
Manuiksemme
abessive
Manuttamme
Manuittamme
instructive
comitative
—Manuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Manunne
Manunne
accusative
nom.
Manunne
Manunne
gen.
Manunne
genitive
Manunne
Manujenne
partitive
Manuanne
Manujanne
inessive
Manussanne
Manuissanne
elative
Manustanne
Manuistanne
illative
Manuunne
Manuihinne
adessive
Manullanne
Manuillanne
ablative
Manultanne
Manuiltanne
allative
Manullenne
Manuillenne
essive
Manunanne
Manuinanne
translative
Manuksenne
Manuiksenne
abessive
Manuttanne
Manuittanne
instructive
comitative
—Manuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Manunsa
Manunsa
accusative
nom.
Manunsa
Manunsa
gen.
Manunsa
genitive
Manunsa
Manujensa
partitive
Manuaan Manuansa
Manujaan Manujansa
inessive
Manussaan Manussansa
Manuissaan Manuissansa
elative
Manustaan Manustansa
Manuistaan Manuistansa
illative
Manuunsa
Manuihinsa
adessive
Manullaan Manullansa
Manuillaan Manuillansa
ablative
Manultaan Manultansa
Manuiltaan Manuiltansa
allative
Manulleen Manullensa
Manuilleen Manuillensa
essive
Manunaan Manunansa
Manuinaan Manuinansa
translative
Manukseen Manuksensa
Manuikseen Manuiksensa
abessive
Manuttaan Manuttansa
Manuittaan Manuittansa
instructive
comitative
—Manuineen Manuinensa :

#### Statistics

* Manu is the 280th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,598 male individuals (and as a middle name to 403 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
* The surname Manu belongs to 127 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* maun, muna, namu

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

manu (“bird”), also a short form of compound names containing this word.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.nu/, [ˈmɐ.nu]

### Proper noun

Manu
* a male or female given name from Hawaiian

### References

* Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
* Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Manu occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 14 women and 26 men.

## Maori
### Etymology

From manu (“bird”), also a short form of compound names containing this word.

### Proper noun

Manu
* a male given name

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmanu/ [ˈma.nu]
* Rhymes: -anu
* Syllabification: Ma‧nu

### Proper noun

Manu m
* a diminutive of the male given name Manuel

## Walloon
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.ˈny/

### Proper noun

Manu
* a male given name