Origin of my name

I share with you a Sunday talk with Bard, a conversational chatbot with generative artificial intelligence and natural language processing, developed by Google, in my desire to continue proving the veracity of its answers. On this occasion I asked him about the origin of my name and my surnames.

Serzen: Meaning of the name Manuel

Bard: The name Manuel is a masculine name of Hebrew origin that means “God is with us.” It is formed by the words “El,” which means “God,” and “manuel,” which means “with us.”

The name Manuel is very popular in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, and Latin America. In Spain, it is the most popular male name of all time.

Serzen: Etymology of Manuel, “Manu-el”?

Bard: The etymology of Manuel is as follows:

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: “God is with us”
Formation: “El” (God) + “manuel” (with us)

The original form of the name is Emmanuel, which consists of the words “El” (God) and “manuel” (with us). This form is found in the Bible, in the book of Isaiah, where the birth of Jesus is prophesied, and he will be called Emmanuel.

The form Manuel is derived from Emmanuel and is produced by the contraction of the vowel “e” between the two syllables “man” and “uel.” This contraction occurs to facilitate the pronunciation of the name in Spanish.

In conclusion, the etymology of Manuel is the same as that of Emmanuel. Both…