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Man - Origin and 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 KEY. Man is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Man is a short form of the name Manuel (English, German, Portuguese, and Spanish). Man is also a pet form of the name Emmanuel (French and German) in the English language.

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 (French and German) was the most frequently used.

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

KEY: 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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