Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emmanuel

/ɪˈmænjuəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: em-manuel
IPA: /ɪˈmænjuəl/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Immanuel (Biblical figure whose birth is foretold).

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Immanuel (Biblical figure whose birth is foretold).

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A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.

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Ellipsis of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."
"Cade. What is thy name? / Clerk. Emmanuel. / Dick. They use to write it on the top of letters. 'Twill go hard with you."
"Some call their sons Emmanuel : this is too bold. The name is proper to Christ, therefore not to be communicated to any creature."
"Whether a Hidalgo candidacy can galvanize the left and throw open an election in which Emmanuel Macron, the centrist president, and Marine Le Pen, the rightist candidate, remain favorites is unclear."

Etymology

Variant of Immanuel.

Usage

Informal

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Emmanuels (plural)

Homonyms

Immanuel

Rhymes With

annual manual emanuel

Questions

How do you pronounce emmanuel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmænjuəl/.
What does emmanuel mean?: Immanuel (Biblical figure whose birth is foretold).
Where does emmanuel come from?: Variant of Immanuel.

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