Manuela

mahn-WEHL-lah
Spanish, feminine variation of Emmanuel
"God is with us"

Manuela Origin and Meaning

The name Manuela is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "God is with us".

Manuela is one feminine form that's more energetic than the male original, and is worth considering if you're seeking an easily assimilated Spanish name.

In the 1948 film The Pirate, set in the Caribbean village of Calvados, Judy Garland plays a spirited senorita named Manuela. Manuela Santos is a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation and there is a Manuela in the James Bond film Moonraker.

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Famous People Named Manuela

  • Manuela Maleeva
    Bulgarian pro tennis player
  • Manuela Di Centa
    Italian Olympic skier
  • Manuela
    German Schlager singer
  • Manuela Schwesig
    German politician
  • Manuela Sáenz
    Peruvian revolutionary
  • Manuela Abril Martelli
    Chilean actress
  • Manuela Schultealbert
    German footballer
  • Manuela Arbeláez
    Colombian,American model and actress
  • Manuela Gretkowska
    Polish novelist and politician
  • Manuela Velasco
    Spanish TV hostess
  • Manuela Bijelic (b. 2001)
    daughter of Serbian pop singer Dragana Mirkovic & Toni Bijelic
  • Manuela Puyol Lorenzo
    daughter of Spanish footballer Carles Puyol and model Vanesa Lorenzo
  • Manuela Sánchez
    daughter of Mexican model Jaydy Michel and Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz

Manuela in Pop Culture

  • Manuela Hidalgo
    character in video game Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
  • Manuela "Manny" Santos
    character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
  • Manuela Hunt
    main character in 1957 film "Manuela" aka "Stowaway Girl"
  • Das Mädchen Manuela ("The Child Manuela")
    novel by Christa Winsloe, upon which the film Mädchen in Uniform is based
  • Manuela
    character in the 2019 film "Hustlers"