MEANING & HISTORY
What does Maning mean?
Maning is explicitly recorded from Manuel or Manolo with ing in Tagalog. Manolo itself is a Spanish familiar Manuel.
The older Emmanuel family means God is with us, while ing belongs to later local familiar naming. The two levels should not be mistaken for one newly assembled ancient compound.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /maˈniŋ/Standard-Tagalog
- [mɐˈn̪ɪŋ]Standard-Tagalog
Ma · ning2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
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TagalogEtymology & source
From Manuel + -ing, or from Manolo + -ing.
a diminutive of the male given names Manuel and Manolo
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Maning 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 →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Maning
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
- Baning♂Philippine familiar form of Giovanni
- Maring♀Familiar form of Maria or Mari
- Mating♀Familiar form of Matea or Mathilde
- Moning♀Familiar form of Mona or Ramona
- Saning♀Lily or rose, through familiar Susan
- Abing♀Isabel with the familiar ending ing
- Erning♂Serious or earnest, through Ernesto
- Gaying♀Joy, through familiar Ligaya
What rhymes with Maning?
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- Wiktionary contributors — Maning (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Behind the Name — Manuel (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Manolo (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Emmanuel (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.