Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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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; 1591 Enoch ibid. Linde
Walloon
● 1599 Enoch RWC p. 52
France
Middle French
● 1572 Enoch RegPCC-1 p. 488
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Enoch". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Enoch.