Enoch

Where Enoch comes from

From Late Latin Enoch, from Ancient Greek Ἑνώχ (Henṓkh), from Hebrew חֲנוֹךְ (Ḥănôḵ).
— Wiktionary's entry for Enoch
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1873
    Enoch Mankayi Sontonga born
    South African composer
  2. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #200 among boys with 60 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  3. 1884
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #318.
  4. 1912
    Enoch Powell born
    British politician
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Namesakes
  • Enoch Powell · British politician, 1912–1998
  • Enoch Mankayi Sontonga · South African composer, 1873–1905
  • Enoch L. Johnson · American political boss and racketeer, 1883–1968
  • Enoch Adejarue Adeboye · Nigerian pastor, born 1942
  • Enoch West · English footballer, 1886–1965

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.