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Emmanuel will always remind me of Emmanuel Pahud, who is one of my favourite flautists. I don't think the name is that pretentious (maybe a bit, but it is not as bad as Tristan, Edmund and Gabriel - names that are used pretty often)
http://www.fluteconnection.net/contfl/pahud.html

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The only problem is the Emma-part - it really irritates me, mostly because I'm not a fan of any feminine Em-names. A good nickname alternaive is Nuel, because Manuel isn't that nice.

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Some alternatives to Emmanuel:
Emanuel
Emanuele
Hermanus
Immanuel - much more pretentious than Emmanuel
Summanus