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 [ 2 syll. ma-nu, man-u ] The boy name Manu is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is MAANUW KEY. 1: Manu is largely used in the Basque and Indian languages, and it is derived from Sanskrit origins. The name's meaning is original man. Derived literally from the element 'manu' which means man. The name was borne in Hindu mythology by the father of mankind and the first king to rule the earth, also known as Satyavrata. The name Manú (German) is a variant of Manu. 2: Manu is used chiefly in the Tahitian language and its origin is also Tahitian. Here, it means bird. 3: Manu's language of origin is African-Akan. Meaning: second-born son. In addition, Manu is a German short form of the name Manuel (English, German, Portuguese, and Spanish). Manu is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Manu, Manuel (English, German, Portuguese, and Spanish) was the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Manu include Manú (German), Mahin (Indian), Maia (Maori), Maimun, Mamo (Amharic), Mani (Indian and Tamil), Mannie (English), Manny (English and Spanish), Mano (Hungarian and Spanish), Manue (Spanish), Mauno (Finnish), Memo (Spanish), Meo (Italian), Mhina (Swahili), Miah (English), Michau (French), Mihai (Romanian), Mijo (Slavic), Miyo (Spanish), and Mohan (Indian). KEY: English pronunciation for Manu: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"   |
