diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3afdd4f..cec64e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Next Release
 
+### Enum
+
+- add `EnumNameStr` as a member of EnumMeta
+
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 ## [0.1.2](https://github.com/repo/owner/releases/tag/0.1.2) - 2026-05-07
 
diff --git a/include/mstd/enum.hpp b/include/mstd/enum.hpp
index b6f2087..ddd6b7a 100644
--- a/include/mstd/enum.hpp
+++ b/include/mstd/enum.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
         using type            = EnumName;                                   \
         using underlying_type = Underlying;                                 \
         using enum EnumName;                                                \
+        static constexpr std::string_view EnumNameStr = #EnumName;          \
                                                                             \
         static constexpr auto values =                                      \
             std::to_array<EnumName>({LIST(MSTD_ENUM_MAKE_VALUE)});          \