Emmanuel

Etymology

Variant of Immanuel.

Proper noun

Emmanuel (plural Emmanuels)

1. Immanuel (Biblical figure whose birth is foretold).
   • 1611, Bible (King James Version), Matthew 1:23:

     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.

   1. (Christianity) Immanuel (this figure, regarded by Christians as the Christ).
2. A male given name of Biblical origin.
   • 1591, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, with the Death of the Good Duke Hvmfrey”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
     ,Scene IV:

     Cade. What is thy name? / Clerk. Emmanuel. / Dick. They use to write it on the top of letters. 'Twill go hard with you.

   • 1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed, The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 212:

     Some call their sons Emmanuel : this is too bold. The name is proper to Christ, therefore not to be communicated to any creature.

Proper noun

Emmanuel

1. Immanuel (biblical character).
2. A male given name.