Hispanic name
Spanish feminine of Manolo
Manola means "God is with us". Manola is an alternate spelling of Emmanuel (Hebrew).
Variant : Manolita, Nolita
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From
Spanish manola (colloquial), lower-class girl from Madrid, a name given especially in the late 18th and early 19th centuries to
people from certain quarters of Madrid, characterized by their stylish dress and jaunty, carefree air, probably from Manola, familiar form of the forename Manuela.