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Emanuel vs Emmanuel - What's the difference?

emanuel | emmanuel |

As proper nouns the difference between emanuel and emmanuel

is that emanuel is a given name derived from Hebrew while Emmanuel is immanuel Biblical figure whose birth is foretold.

emanuel

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
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    emmanuel

    English

    Proper noun

    (Emmanuels)
  • Immanuel (Biblical figure whose birth is foretold).
  • *
    • 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.
  • # (Christianity) Immanuel .
  • of Biblical origin.
  • * ,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 , , 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.