Manne as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Manne

What is the meaning of the name Manne ?

The baby name Manne is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɑnə/ (MAH-nuh).

Manne is Dutch, German, Scandinavian in Origin.

Manne is a Scandinavian given name, chiefly Swedish, used both independently and as a familiar form of several names. It most often shortens Magnus (from Latin magnus, “great”) and Emanuel/Immanuel (from Hebrew, “God is with us”), and it also aligns with North Germanic and Frisian pet forms built on the Germanic element mann meaning “man” or “person.”

Documented in Sweden and Finland since the late 19th century, Manne enjoyed modest steady use through the 20th century and reads as vintage yet approachable in today’s Nordic naming style. A notable bearer is the Nobel Prize–winning physicist Karl Manne Siegbahn, which helped keep the name visible. Variants and cognate nicknames include Manny (English/Spanish), Manni (German/Icelandic), and Mane/Mané in Romance contexts, with related formal names Magnus, Emanuel, and Immanuel. Spelling is typically Manne in Swedish; medieval Frisian forms such as Manne or Manno and Dutch patronymic Mannes reflect the same root. Depending on source, the meaning is “great” or “God is with us.”