Manifest (2018 – 2023)

This is my next-to-last post about Manifest, the series that’s showing on Netflix. There are no spoiler alerts here, since I want to concentrate on the meanings behind the characters’ names.

Names as Religious Symbols in “Manifest”

Michaela – female version of Archangel Michael
Ben – short for Benjamin (a tribe of Israel)
Grace – a blessing to her family
Olive – All live
Cal – short for Calvin (John Calvin protestant leader)
Angelina – messenger of God
Eden – ‘delight’ (as in Garden of…)
Zeke – short for Ezekiel (a Hebrew prophet)
Jared – ‘descendant’ of Adam and Eve (father of Enoch)
Saanvi – follower of Lakshmi (Hindu goddess of luck and prosperity)
Eagan – Ego
Evie – Eve
828ers – hate to haters
Xers – people ‘exercising their rights’ against the 828 survivors

My own listing

This list is not exhaustive. I could have started another list of surnames only, beginning with “Stone” (between a rock and a hard place), for example. Obviously, the significance of these names cannot be underestimated.

We are down to the final few episodes and are eagerly awaiting the series finale. I hope it ‘glows’ okay.