Emanuil
Emanuil is a male given name. It may refer to:
- Emanuil A. Vidinski, Bulgarian writer, poet, and musician
- Emanuil Dyulgerov, former hammer thrower from Bulgaria
- Emanuil Gavriliță, lawyer, journalist and activist from Bessarabia
- Emanuil Manolov, Bulgarian composer
- Emanuil Vaskidovich, Bulgarian National Revival enlightener
History and origin
Emanuil is a Bulgarian form of the name Emmanuel."God is with us" is the meaning of the Hebrew name "Immanu'el," which is derived from the words "with" and "God" in the Hebrew alphabet. The Messiah was known by this name in the Old Testament. Although it has not been widely used, it has been used in England from the 16th century under the names Emmanuel and Immanuel.
In continental Europe, particularly in Spain and Portugal, the name has historically been more popular.