How to pronounce Enoch?

Boy Names
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We are expecting boy #2 (yay!) in [name]January[/name] and [name]Enoch[/name] is a name that my husband and I both like. Our first son is named [name]Noah[/name] and my favorite part about the two names is that those men in the Bible were both said to have walked with God. I also prefer 2 syllable first names, from the Bible, that are not wildly popular (obviously I didn’t realize how popular [name]Noah[/name] would become).

Anyway - we are not sure the correct way to pronounce it! EE-knock is what I always thought, but then I heard EE-nuck. Then I have a friend who says it is actually more like EE-noke (like coke), but he is comparing the Hebrew name to what we have Anglicized it into…

Any ideas? I knew a guy named [name]Enoch[/name] who went by EE-knock but that is my only real life point of reference. Thanks!!!

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I would prononce it as ee-knoch, not with a hard k at the end.

Good [name]Luck[/name] :slight_smile:

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I’ve always heard it as ee-knock, too. Good luck! [name]Love[/name] your naming process! Ours was very similar and we ended up with [name]Titus[/name].

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I pronounce it EE-nuk, but I’ve heard EE-nok just as often (if not more often). EE-nuk might be getting a little more attention these days because of the [name]Enoch[/name] “Nucky” [name]Thompson[/name] character on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” based off of real-life [name]Enoch[/name] “Nucky” [name]Johnson[/name], crime boss who controlled Atlantic City during Prohibition.

I like both pronunciations, and I think it’s great with [name]Noah[/name].

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I’d say Ee-knock but could see how it would sound like Ee-nuck. Not the other way though,that’s odd. [name]Enoch[/name] [name]Powell[/name] is a point of (slightly controversial) reference on pronounciation :slight_smile:

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I’ve always said EE-knock, too. Then again, that’s how the Enoc (apparently this is the Spanish spelling?) says it.

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It’s an old family name for me. I’ve always heard EE-knock

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I say E-knock, but I could see it being fine with a slightly softer second syllable, E-nuk. It’s not really a huge difference imo.

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The [name]Enoch[/name] I’ve met in real life pronounced his name ee-knock. His name is [name]Enoch[/name] [name]Thatcher[/name] _____. [name]How[/name] cool is that?

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I’ve always heard it as ee-knock.

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I have only heard Ee nuck.

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The way I say it rhymes with book or nook rather. Kind of in between a short o and short u sound if that makes sense.

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So many ways to pronounce it! Thanks for all the responses - it’s helpful :slight_smile: I honestly don’t mind any of them, but if we name our kid this then we REALLY need to pick one and stick with it…

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well, with my dad’s side last name being [name]Enoch[/name], including mine, we have always pronounced it EEnuck

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I would say ee-knock, but I can see if you don’t really articulate the ‘knock’ sound it could easily be said as ee-nuck.

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I’d say EE-knock

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ee-knock. I love this name and it goes really well with [name]Noah[/name].

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“ee-knock” and “ee-nuck” are both equally valid pronunciations. I tend to say “ee-nuck” more than “ee-knock.”

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I’ve only heard E-knock.

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Another vote for Ee-knock