Manuel

/mɑnˈwɛl/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Spanish.

    "But on a November morning in 2007, Manuel Jesus Cordova Soberanes and about 30 others from Magdalena were making a trek of their own, leaving town in search of opportunities they couldn’t find at home."

  2. 2
    A surname.

Example

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"With US help, dictator Manuel Noriega was deposed in 1989."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel, short for Emanuel.

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