Emanuel

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Emanuel

Gender: Masculine
Language: English, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Etymology:
Emanuel is an alternative form of Emmanuel, the English and French form of a Hebrew name which means “God is With Us.”

History:
Emanuel is a spelling of Emmanuel (or Immanuel, or Manuel) that is found most often in Scandinavia, Germany and the Netherlands.

Please see Emmanuel for more information.

Pronunciation: ee-man-you-ell.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Emanuel de Witte (1617-1692)
Dutch painter.
Emanuel von Geibel (1815-1884)
German poet.
Emanuel Leutze (1816-1868)
German-American painter.

Miscellaneous:
Emanuel Lasker (1868-1941)
German chess master.

Political Figures:
Emanuel Shinwell (1884-1986)
British politician.

Scientists and Inventors:
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772)
Swedish scientist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Emanuel Schikaneder (1751-1812)
German actor.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.019 % named Emanuel

Popularity of Emanuel:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 260th most popular.
1910-1920: 330th most popular.
1920-1930: 329th most popular.
1930-1940: 390th most popular.
1940-1950: 494th most popular.
1950-1960: 519th most popular.
1960-1970: 558th most popular.
1970-1980: 484th most popular.
1990: 322nd most popular.
1991: 335th most popular.
1992: 327th most popular.
1993: 332nd most popular.
1994: 336th most popular.
1995: 344th most popular.
1996: 325th most popular.
1997: 342nd most popular.
1998: 346th most popular.
1999: 311th most popular.
2000: 301st most popular.
2001: 304th most popular.
2002: 280th most popular.
2003: 282nd most popular.