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Man - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Man

[ 1 syll. man, ma-n ] The boy name Man is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is MAEN †. Man is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Man is a pet form of the name Emmanuel (French and German) in the English language as well as a short form of the name Manuel (English, German, Portuguese, and Spanish).

Man is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Man, Emmanuel was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Man include Mai (Chinese), Mao (Chinese), Min (Czech), Minh (Vietnamese), Mo (English), Moe (English), Momme (German), Mon (English), Moy (English), Mumme (German), Munim (Arabic), Mahin (Indian), Maia (Maori), Maimun, Mamo (Amharic), Mamun (Arabic), Mani (Indian and Tamil), Mannie (English), Manny (English and Spanish), and Mano (Hungarian and Spanish).

 



† Pronunciation for Man: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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