Enoch

Enoch meaning

Enoch is a Christian boy's name of Hebrew origin.

Initiated; from chanak, 'to train, dedicate'

Also used to mean: dedicated

Enoch comes from Hebrew Chanokh, which Strong's Concordance derives from chanak, 'to initiate' or 'to dedicate', the same root as Hanukkah, the feast of dedication. Name lists give it as 'dedicated', which matches. In Genesis 5 Enoch is the father of Methuselah, who 'walked with God, and he was not, for God took him', and the Letter to the Hebrews counts him among the heroes of faith. Enoch is used by Christian families in South India and the Northeast, especially in Protestant churches.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, H2585 · entry Chanowk · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H2585, Chanowk (Bible Hub) · Genesis 5:24 (Bible Hub)

Famous namesakes

• Enoch, father of Methuselah in Genesis 5

Popularity abroad

• #746 United States, boys 2025 (down 34 from 712 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #811 England and Wales, boys 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Enoch · Henoch

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