Emmanuella
Meaning of Emmanuella
Emmanuella is the feminine elaboration of Emmanuel, a name that travels from the Hebrew phrase Immanu-el, “God is with us,” through Greek and Latin before settling into English with a softly lilting four-syllable cadence (em-uh-NWEL-uh). Its Old-World spelling cues call to mind candlelit cathedrals and Advent hymns, yet in the United States it has remained a quiet outlier—hovering around the 800–900 range since the late 1970s and never threatening to crash the top half of the popularity charts. That modest profile is part of the charm: Emmanuella offers the reassuring biblical meaning of Emmanuel while adding a lyrical final-a, plus built-in nicknames from classic Emma to the breezier Ella or the globe-trotting Manu. For parents who like their names rich in history but sparsely used at the playground, Emmanuella occupies a sweet middle ground—familiar enough to spell, uncommon enough to remember.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as em-uh-NWEL-uh (/ɛm.ənˈwɛl.ə/)
U.S. Popularity Chart
Notable People Named Emmanuella
| Emmanuella Lambropoulos - |
