Name: Manon
Gender: Female
Usage: Manon, of hebrew origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Manon are in general originating from Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Manon across the world, see Marie.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Manon is: Bitter.
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Numerology of the first name Manon: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Manon is ranked on the 4,733rd position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 65800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Manon has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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The name day of Manon is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Manon is a female given name in Francophone countries, a diminutive of Marie.
The name Manon may refer to:
- Manon (artist) (born 1946), Swiss artist
- Manon Balletti (1740–1776), lover of the legendary womanizer Giacomo Casanova
- Manon Barbe, Canadian politician
- Manon Barbeau, Canadian filmmaker
- Manon Flier (born 1984), Dutch volleyball player
- Manon Masseurs (born 1974), Dutch swimmer
- Manon Melis (born 1986), Dutch footballer
- Manon Rhéaume (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Manon von Gerkan (born 1972), German model and actress
- Manon van Rooijen (born 1982), Dutch freestyle swimmer
- Fictional characters
- Manon Lescaut, title character of the 1731 novel by Abbé Prévost
- Manon (character), an animated character from children's books, magazines and television
- Manon, the fictional title character of the 1962 novel Manon des sources, by Marcel Pagnol, and subsequent adaptations
French: pet form of Marie, common in the 18th and 19th centuries. For the formation, cf. Mania and Madelon (from Madeleine). The name is familiar in the English-speaking world through the Abbé Prévost's story Manon Lescaut (1731), which was given operatic treatment by both Puccini and Massenet. In it the young Chevalier des Grieux elopes with the heroine, who supports them by becoming a courtesan, and is eventually deported to Louisiana, where she dies.
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