Immanuel
English
Alternative forms
- Emmanuel (figure whose birth is foretold)
Etymology
From Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (ʿimanuʾél), from עִמָּנוּ אֵל (ʿimánu ʾél, literally “God is with us”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈmænjuəl/, /ɪˈmænjəl/
- Homophone: Emmanuel
Proper noun
Immanuel (plural Immanuels)
- (biblical) A figure whose birth is prophesied in the Book of Isaiah in the Bible.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 7:14:
- Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- (Christianity) This figure, regarded by Christians as the Messiah or Christ.
- A male given name from Hebrew: alternative form of Emmanuel.
Translations
figure whose birth is foretold
this figure, regarded as Christ
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male given name — see Emmanuel
Danish
Etymology
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Proper noun
Immanuel
- (biblical) Immanuel
- a male given name from Hebrew, more popular as Emanuel
Faroese
Etymology
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Proper noun
Immanuel m
- a male given name from Hebrew
Usage notes
- son of Immanuel: Immanuelsson
- daughter of Immanuel: Immanuelsdóttir
Declension
| singular | |
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| indefinite | |
| nominative | Immanuel |
| accusative | Immanuel |
| dative | Immanueli |
| genitive | Immanuels |
Finnish
Etymology
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (imanu'él)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈimːɑnuel/, [ˈimːɑ̝ˌnue̞l]
- Rhymes: -uel
- Syllabification(key): Im‧ma‧nu‧el
- Hyphenation(key): Im‧ma‧nu‧el
Proper noun
Immanuel
- (biblical) Immanuel
- (rare as a first name) a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, rare in this form. Short forms: Immo, Manu
Declension
| Inflection of Immanuel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Immanuel | Immanuelit | |
| genitive | Immanuelin | Immanuelien | |
| partitive | Immanuelia | Immanueleja | |
| illative | Immanueliin | Immanueleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Immanuel | Immanuelit | |
| accusative | nom. | Immanuel | Immanuelit |
| gen. | Immanuelin | ||
| genitive | Immanuelin | Immanuelien | |
| partitive | Immanuelia | Immanueleja | |
| inessive | Immanuelissa | Immanueleissa | |
| elative | Immanuelista | Immanueleista | |
| illative | Immanueliin | Immanueleihin | |
| adessive | Immanuelilla | Immanueleilla | |
| ablative | Immanuelilta | Immanueleilta | |
| allative | Immanuelille | Immanueleille | |
| essive | Immanuelina | Immanueleina | |
| translative | Immanueliksi | Immanueleiksi | |
| abessive | Immanuelitta | Immanueleitta | |
| instructive | — | Immanuelein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Statistics
- The given name Immanuel belongs to 20 male individuals (and as a middle name to 589 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɪˈmaːnu(ʔ)eːl], [-ɛl]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Immanuel
- (biblical) Immanuel
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Emmanuel
Related terms
Norwegian
Etymology
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Proper noun
Immanuel
Swedish
Etymology
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Proper noun
Immanuel c (genitive Immanuels)
- (biblical) Immanuel
- 1917 October 31, 1773 års bibelkommission, “Jesaja 7:14”, in 1917 års kyrkobibel[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 24 July 2025:
- Se, den unga kvinnan skall varda havande och föda en son, och hon skall giva honom namnet Immanuel.
- Behold, the young woman will conceive and bear a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.
- 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Matteusevangeliet 1:23”, in Bibel 2000[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 24 July 2025:
- Jungfrun skall bli havande och föda en son, och man skall ge honom namnet Immanuel (det betyder: Gud med oss).
- The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means "God with us").
- (rare) a male given name from Hebrew
- 1933, Ivar Lo-Johansson, Godnatt, jord, Albert Bonniers förlag, published 1950, pages 127–128:
- —Du fick heta Mikael du, sade hon en gång, då hon gick förbi med grädden i en båtformad snäcka. Det var jag som föreslog det. Jag hade alltid tyckt om det namnet.
Mikael hörde hjärtat dunka under blusen och förblev stum.
—Pappa heter Immanuel, sade han äntligen stammande. Det har väl farmor också gett honom?
—Ja, Immanuel, det är också ett vackert namn... Då tycktes hon bli litet tankspridd.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Related terms
- given name: Emanuel