Meaning and Origin of: Manfred

Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Man of peace

Boy name variations

Manferd
Manford
Mannfred
Mannye
Manny

Family name origins & meanings

  • German and Dutch : evidently from the Germanic personal name Manfred, composed of the elements man ‘man’ + frid ‘peace’. The surname is rare in Germany, however, while the personal name was common in Lombardy, and Italian sources derive the first element from magin ‘strength’. Compare Manfredo.