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I love it especially the meaning and as a MN only.

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

I think I like Emanuel better. I worked with a guy over the summer who had just immigrated from the Dominican whose name was Emanuel, but was called Manuel. It's not something I would use, but it would be nice on someone else's kid.

If I'm honest, I like it, but would never use it. It seems too 'religious' to me for some reason.

Emmanuel is a wonderful name. I don't find it at all pretentious and it actually seems more like it would have been the name of a farmers son in the 1800's and that gives it kind a humble feel. Another way to make it less pretentious is using a nickname like Manny.

I like Emanuel better. With two 'ms' it looks like a masculine version of Emma.