Emanuele
The Italian form of Hebrew Immanuel, meaning "God is with us". In Poland it stays rare: fewer than 200 men carry it, and most people here reach for the variant Emanuel instead.
Emanuele Pronunciation
Emanuele is pronounced e-mah-noo-E-le (/ɛmanuˈɛlɛ/).
What Emanuele means
Where Emanuele comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Emanuele carries a message rather than a description. It comes from Hebrew Immanuel, ‘Immanu El, and means God is with us, a phrase first set down in the book of Isaiah as a sign given to a frightened king. Italy took the name in and softened its ending into the open vowel that Italian speech prefers.
The variant Emanuel spread into Polish and Portuguese, while the feminine Emanuela answered for daughters. Italy also fixed the name in its royal house. Vittorio Emanuele II became the first king of a united Italy in 1861, and two later kings of that dynasty carried Emanuele in their names as well.
The meaning never moved. Whether a boy signs Emanuele on a form at the urząd or a girl writes Emanuela in a class register, the old Hebrew sentence still stands behind it: God is with us.
How many people are named Emanuele
1 in 109468 men in Poland is named Emanuele. 195 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2261 among male names.
Emanuele's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Emanuele as a middle name
Emanuele is a first name for 195 men in Poland and a middle name for another 34, an 85/15 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1407th, between Duvan (34) and Erdem (34).
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#1405 Damián34
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#1406 Duvan34
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#1407 Emanuele34
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#1408 Erdem34
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#1409 Estiven34