Manrique as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Manrique

What is the meaning of the name Manrique ?

The baby name Manrique is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /manˈrike/ (mahn-REE-keh).

Manrique is Germanic, Spanish in Origin.

Manrique is a Spanish masculine name and surname of Germanic (Visigothic) origin, from elements magin/megin “strength, might” and rīks “ruler, power,” yielding the sense “mighty ruler” or “ruler of men.” Medieval Latin records show Manricus; the Spanish form Manrique stabilized in the Middle Ages, with Italian Manrico a close cognate.

The name saw use among Castilian nobility - most notably the Lara lineage (e.g., Manrique Pérez de Lara, 12th c.) - and later became a hereditary surname that spread across Spain and the Americas, producing patronymic forms Manriquez/Manríquez. As a given name it remains uncommon but persists in the Hispanic world; a modern bearer is the Cuban gymnast Manrique Larduet. Nicknames include Rique, Riqui, and Manri. Pronounced in Spanish man-REE-keh. Related to other -ric/-rique names (e.g., Enrique, Federico) through the shared Germanic rik “ruler” element.