The name Enoch is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "dedicated". Enoch is ranked #761 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Bible Names for Boys and discussed in our forums with posts like "Makeover name game: from one gender to the other".
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A major figure in the Old Testament, Enoch was the son of Jared, the father of Methuselah, and the great-grandfather of Noah whose Book of Enoch provides a focal point for ancient Jewish mysticism. Enoch Powell, English politician, academic, and poet, brought political and scholarly heft to this name. Another Enoch was the son of Cain. "Enoch Arden" is a famous poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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