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English
Etymology 1
Transliteration of Sanskrit मनु (manu, “man, mankind”). Doublet of man.
Proper noun
Manu
- (Hinduism) A title accorded to the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saves mankind from the universal flood.
1988, Hermann Oldenberg, Shridhar B. Shrotri, The Religion of the Veda, page 138:Agni is the one who is introduced by Manu, who is kindled by Manu; one requests him to rule at the present sacrifice, as he had done it for Manu, when he "offered the first oblation, with kindled fire, with his (attentive) heart and soul, along with the seven priests" to the gods (X, 63, 7).
- (theosophy) The progenitor of the Aryan root race, who are said to have originated in Atlantis.
- A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of Emmanuel.
Proper noun
Manu
- A male given name.
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Short form of Immanuel, also used as a nickname for Mauno and Maunu.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Manu
- a male given name
- (informal) Nickname for Mauno Koivisto, Finnish politician and President of Finland (1982–1994)
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension
Statistics
- Manu is the 280th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,598 male individuals (and as a middle name to 403 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Manu belongs to 127 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
Hawaiian
Etymology
manu (“bird”), also a short form of compound names containing this word.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Manu
- a male or female given name from Hawaiian
References
Maori
Etymology
From manu (“bird”), also a short form of compound names containing this word.
Proper noun
Manu
- a male given name
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmanu/
- Rhymes: -anu
- Syllabification: Ma‧nu
Proper noun
Manu m
- a diminutive of the male given name Manuel
Walloon
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Manu
- a male given name