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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Enoch m. Latin Enoch from Ancient Greek Ενωχ from Hebrew חֲנוֹךְ, of uncertain meaning.

The name of a number of minor Old Testament characters. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Ennok, Enoch, Enok, Enoth.

The name came into use with the Protestant Reformation in the 16th C.

England
Dutch
● 1589 Enock AuFr Baele
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Enoch". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Enoch.