MEANING & HISTORY
What does Immanuel mean?
Immanuel preserves a Hebrew phrase meaning God is with us. The consulted English account explicitly separates its components and their literal sense.
This is a complete phrase name rather than a combination of the modern names Emma and Manuel. Emmanuel is a related transmitted spelling, but Immanuel retains its own initial letter and history. The meaning explains the wording behind the name; it does not require assuming a particular religious practice or reason for every present-day family that chooses it.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (ʿimanuʾél), from עִמָּנוּ אֵל (ʿimánu ʾél, literally “God is with us”).
A male given name from Hebrew: alternative form of Emmanuel.
Wiktionary: Immanuel (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Immanuel
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Darius Immanuel D. Guerrero
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Immanuel Maata
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Darius Immanuel D. Guerrero, Immanuel Maata
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Immanuel in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Immanuel
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Emmanuel♂God is with us
- Emanuel·God is with us
- Manuel♂God is with us
- Imran·Arabic form corresponding to biblical Amram
- Lemuel·For God or devoted to God
- Miguel♂Who is like God?
- Raquel♀Ewe, through the name Rachel
- Samuel♂Biblical Shemu’el, often explained as name of God
What rhymes with Immanuel?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Immanuel further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q18199901 — Immanuel (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Darius Immanuel D. Guerrero (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18199901 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Immanuel Maata (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18199901 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Immanuel (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.