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Manu name meaning

First Name
581
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
1k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Manu mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Manu

User Submitted Origins

Indian (Sanskrit)
62%
African
12%
English
12%
Akan
3%
Native American
3%
Malayalam
3%
American Samoa
3%
Hindu
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Ghana says the name Manu means "A name given to the second successive male child in the Akan (Asante) ethnic group. It's also often used as a last name now so not all the bearers of that name are second sons" and is of Akan origin.
  2. According to a user from Ghana, the name Manu is of African origin and means "Second in a line of sons".
  3. According to a user from Canada, the name Manu is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "A title accorded the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saves mankind from the universal flood".
  4. A user from South Africa says the name Manu means "Strategy, wise man".
  5. A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Manu means "Emperor of human beings" and is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun ‖Ma"nu
One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom.

Etymology: Skr
Wiktionary

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनु (mánu, “man, mankind”). Doublet of man.

  1. (Hinduism) A title accorded the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saves mankind from the universal flood.
  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.
  4. A male given name An abbreviation of Emmanuel.

Manu was also found in the following language(s): Finnish, Hawaiian, and Maori

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Notable Persons Named Manu

Notable Persons Named Manu

Manu Bennett

Manu Bennett is an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1993 to present. Manu was given the name Jonathan Manu Bennett on October 10th, 1969 in Rotorua. Manu is also known as Bennett and Jonathan Manu.

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Manu Ginóbili

Manu Ginóbili is a basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs, Andino Sport Club, Viola Reggio Calabria, Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca, and Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna in the National Basketball Association. He was most prominent from 1995 to present. Manu was born on July 28th, 1977 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina.

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Manu Chao

Manu Chao is an alternative rock, ska, punk rock, reggae, latin alternative, and salsa music musician. He holds the title Mr. Bobby". He has had major accomplishments since 1984. Manu was given the name José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao Ortega on June 21st, 1961 in Paris, France. Manu is also known as Oscar Tramor.

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Manu

Manu is a fictional character.

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Manu [Emmanuel] Feildel

Manu was born in 1974 in Nantes, France.

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Manu García

Manu García is a soccer player for the Manchester City F.C., Sporting de Gijón, and Spain national under-16 football team. Manu was born on January 2nd, 1998 in Oviedo, Spain.

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    Saxophonist
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    Actor
  • Manu Trigueros
    Soccer Player
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    Rugby Player
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    Soccer Player
  • Manu Delago
    Musician
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    Football Player
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    Actor
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  • Manu Sareen
    Formerly Minister for Children
  • Manu Hervás
    Soccer Player
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Manu

Notable Persons With the Last Name Manu

Manu

Manu is a fictional character.

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Elvis Manu

Elvis Manu is a soccer player for the Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Feyenoord, S.B.V. Excelsior, SC Cambuur, Netherlands national under-17 football team, and Netherlands national under-19 football team. Elvis was born on August 13th, 1993 in Dordrecht.

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Shraddhadeva Manu

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Sika Manu

Sika was born on January 22nd, 1987 in Lower Hutt.

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Nasi Manu

Nasi was born on August 15th, 1988 in Lincoln, New Zealand.

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Pauliasi Manu

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Manu U.S.
█  White 9.47% 64.26%
█  African American 36.79% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 42.99% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.55% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 7.38% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.82% 16.26%

Of Last Name Manu

People with the last name Manu are most frequently African American or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Manu

  • How Popular is the name Manu? Manu is the 15,328th most popular name of all time. As a last name Manu was the 23,222nd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Manu have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 581 babies born with the first name Manu in the United States. That's more than enough people named Manu to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Manu? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1972 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Manu first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Manu is Sunday, March 4th, 1877.
  • What year had the most people named Manu born? The highest recorded use of the first name Manu was in 2006 with a total of 27 babies.
  • Random Manu Factoid: According to the 2016 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Manu is not a popular baby boy's name in California. Imagine that, only 5 babies in California have the same name in 2016.
  • Weird things about the name Manu: The name spelled backwards is Unam. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Uamn. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Manu? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,098 people with the last name Manu.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Manu? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Manu as their last name since less than 1 person in 270k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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