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Manuel · English boy’s name

Manuel in Hawaiian is Manuela

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when a vowel was added at the end.

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mah·noo·EH·lah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Manuel in Hawaiian?

Manuel is Manuela in Hawaiian, said mah-noo-EH-lah.

How Manuel became Manuela

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Manuel a vowel was added at the end. A Hawaiian word cannot finish on a consonant, which is where the last vowel comes from.

Manuela has a page of its own as a Hawaiian given name, with its popularity and the names it is usually paired with.

How to say Manuela

Say it mah-noo-EH-lah, leaning on EH, sounding every vowel: a as in “father”, u as “oo”, e as in “bet”. The pronunciation guide covers the whole system.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What is Manuel in Hawaiian?

Manuel is Manuela in Hawaiian, pronounced mah-noo-EH-lah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Manuela?

mah-noo-EH-lah, with the stress on EH.

Why does Manuela look so different from Manuel?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Manuel, a vowel was added at the end.

Is Manuela a real Hawaiian name?

Yes, as a borrowed name. Hawaiian families have used Manuela since the 1800s, but it is Manuel respelled, not a name built from Hawaiian words.

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