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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Emmanuel m. Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל 'God is with us'.

A Biblical epithet of Jesus, and the name of a 12th C Byzantine emperor, a 13th C emperor of Trebizond, a 14th C emperor of Trebizond, a 14th-15th C Byzantine emperor, a 14th-15th C emperor of Trebizond, and a 16th C king of Portugal. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Emanuel.

England
Early Modern English
1554 Emanuell BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1585 Manuell DEmar-vol2 p. 11; 1595 Emanuel ibid. p. 33; 1597 Emanuell HAmar-vol9 p. 69
France
Middle French
1562 Emmanuel RegPCC-1 p. 17
Italy
Latin
1376 Manuel (abl) DouGen1 p. 64, Manuele (abl) ibid. p. 24, Manuelis (gen) ibid. p. 257
Spain
Latin
1487 Manuel (nom) carbonell p. 10, Manuelis (gen) ibid. p. 11; 1488 Manuel (nom) ibid. p. 22, Manuelis (gen) ibid. p. 22; 1489 Manuel (nom) ibid. p. 31; 1490 Manuel (nom) ibid. p. 40, Manuelis (gen) ibid. p. 39; 1491 Manuel (nom) ibid. p. 55, Manuelis (gen) ibid. p. 57; 1492 Manuelis (gen) ibid. p. 67
Catalan
1510 Manuel valencia1510 3741
Switzerland
Latin
1370 Manuel (nom) Ob-SPVn (200)
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Emmanuel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Emmanuel.