Manu

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English

Etymology 1

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Transliteration of Sanskrit मनु (manu, man, mankind). Doublet of man.

Proper noun

Manu

  1. (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).
  2. (theosophy) The progenitor of the Aryan root race, who are said to have originated in Atlantis.
  3. A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of Emmanuel.

Proper noun

Manu

  1. A male given name.

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Short form of Immanuel, also used as a nickname for Mauno and Maunu.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Manu

  1. a male given name
    1. (informal) Nickname for Mauno Koivisto, Finnish politician and President of Finland (1982–1994)
  2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Manu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Manu Manut
genitive Manun Manujen
partitive Manua Manuja
illative Manuun Manuihin
singular plural
nominative Manu Manut
accusative nom. Manu Manut
gen. Manun
genitive Manun Manujen
partitive Manua Manuja
inessive Manussa Manuissa
elative Manusta Manuista
illative Manuun Manuihin
adessive Manulla Manuilla
ablative Manulta Manuilta
allative Manulle Manuille
essive Manuna Manuina
translative Manuksi Manuiksi
abessive Manutta Manuitta
instructive Manuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Manu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Manuni Manuni
accusative nom. Manuni Manuni
gen. Manuni
genitive Manuni Manujeni
partitive Manuani Manujani
inessive Manussani Manuissani
elative Manustani Manuistani
illative Manuuni Manuihini
adessive Manullani Manuillani
ablative Manultani Manuiltani
allative Manulleni Manuilleni
essive Manunani Manuinani
translative Manukseni Manuikseni
abessive Manuttani Manuittani
instructive
comitative Manuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Manusi Manusi
accusative nom. Manusi Manusi
gen. Manusi
genitive Manusi Manujesi
partitive Manuasi Manujasi
inessive Manussasi Manuissasi
elative Manustasi Manuistasi
illative Manuusi Manuihisi
adessive Manullasi Manuillasi
ablative Manultasi Manuiltasi
allative Manullesi Manuillesi
essive Manunasi Manuinasi
translative Manuksesi Manuiksesi
abessive Manuttasi Manuittasi
instructive
comitative Manuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Manumme Manumme
accusative nom. Manumme Manumme
gen. Manumme
genitive Manumme Manujemme
partitive Manuamme Manujamme
inessive Manussamme Manuissamme
elative Manustamme Manuistamme
illative Manuumme Manuihimme
adessive Manullamme Manuillamme
ablative Manultamme Manuiltamme
allative Manullemme Manuillemme
essive Manunamme Manuinamme
translative Manuksemme Manuiksemme
abessive Manuttamme Manuittamme
instructive
comitative Manuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Manunne Manunne
accusative nom. Manunne Manunne
gen. Manunne
genitive Manunne Manujenne
partitive Manuanne Manujanne
inessive Manussanne Manuissanne
elative Manustanne Manuistanne
illative Manuunne Manuihinne
adessive Manullanne Manuillanne
ablative Manultanne Manuiltanne
allative Manullenne Manuillenne
essive Manunanne Manuinanne
translative Manuksenne Manuiksenne
abessive Manuttanne Manuittanne
instructive
comitative Manuinenne

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

  1. 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

  1. a male given name

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmanu/
  • Rhymes: -anu
  • Syllabification: Ma‧nu

Proper noun

Manu m

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Manuel

Walloon

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Manu

  1. a male given name