Enoch

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Scripts חֲנוֹך(Ancient Hebrew) Ἐνώχ, Ἑνώχ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈiː.nək/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name חֲנוֹך (Ḥanoḵ) meaning "dedicated". In Genesis in the Old Testament this is the name of the son of Cain. It is also the name of a son of Jared and the father of Methuselah, who was the supposed author of the apocryphal Books of Enoch.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesHenok(Amharic) Enok(Biblical Danish) Chanokh(Biblical Hebrew) Enok(Biblical Norwegian) Enok(Biblical Swedish) Enoque(Portuguese) Henok(Tigrinya)

Popularity

People think this name is

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Name Days

Poland: January 3

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Entry updated October 6, 2024