The first name Emmanuel

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About the first name Emmanuel

Meaning

The name Emmanuel traditionally means “God is with us”.

Historical origin

The name Emmanuel comes from Hebrew Immanu’el, a biblical expression adopted in Christian tradition.

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Emmanuel endured for centuries through biblical traditions and appears regularly in parish registers.

Pronunciation:em-ma-nuelɛmany.ɛl

Frequency of the first name Emmanuel by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Emmanuel by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name EmmanuelLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Emmanuel in baptisms by year.2001501005001730178518401895195020051730–1734 6 baptisms1735–1739 3 baptisms1745–1749 3 baptisms1755–1759 6 baptisms1760–1764 21 baptisms1765–1769 12 baptisms1770–1774 3 baptisms1775–1779 9 baptisms1780–1784 12 baptisms1785–1789 15 baptisms1790–1794 18 baptisms1795–1799 6 baptisms1800–1804 18 baptisms1805–1809 18 baptisms1810–1814 54 baptisms1815–1819 33 baptisms1820–1824 42 baptisms1825–1829 42 baptisms1830–1834 45 baptisms1835–1839 54 baptisms1840–1844 105 baptisms1845–1849 66 baptisms1850–1854 72 baptisms1855–1859 114 baptisms1860–1864 81 baptisms1865–1869 87 baptisms1870–1874 78 baptisms1875–1879 54 baptisms1880–1884 24 baptisms1885–1889 72 baptisms1890–1894 24 baptisms1895–1899 33 baptisms1900–1904 12 baptisms1905–1909 21 baptisms1910–1914 12 baptisms1915–1919 9 baptisms1920–1924 24 baptisms1925–1929 15 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 9 baptisms1945–1949 6 baptisms1950–1954 3 baptisms1955–1959 12 baptisms1960–1964 6 baptisms1965–1969 3 baptisms1970–1974 12 baptisms1975–1979 15 baptisms1980–1984 6 baptisms1985–1989 9 baptisms1990–1994 15 baptisms1995–1999 6 baptisms2000–2004 3 baptisms2005–2009 3 baptisms

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