[ 2 syll. man-fred, ma-nfr-ed ] The baby boy name Manfred is pronounced M AA N-FRahT in Dutch or M AA N-FRehT in German and Polish †. Manfred has its origins in the Germanic language, and it is used largely in Dutch, English, German, and Polish. Manfred is of the meaning 'man of peace, strong peace, much peace'.Mainfred (Old French) and Manfried (Germanic) are older forms of the name.The name is of the first element man, magin (meaning 'strength, power') or manag, combined with the second element fridu ('peace, protection, safety').ainfred (Old French) and Manfried (Germanic) are older forms of the name. The name is of the first element man, magin (meaning 'strength, power') or manag, combined with the second element fridu ('peace, protection, safety').