Meaning and Origin
What does the name Manu mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- 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.
- According to a user from Ghana, the name Manu is of African origin and means "Second in a line of sons".
- 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".
- A user from South Africa says the name Manu means "Strategy, wise man".
- A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Manu means "Emperor of human beings" and is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin.
Etymology: Skr
Borrowed from Sanskrit मनु (mánu, “man, mankind”). Doublet of man.
- (Hinduism) A title accorded the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saves mankind from the universal flood.
- (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.
- A male given name An abbreviation of Emmanuel.
Manu was also found in the following language(s): Finnish, Hawaiian, and Maori