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Manuel

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
  3. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mɑnˈwɛl/ / /mænˈwɛl/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel, short for Emanuel.

  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. A surname.