Meaning & Origin
A grandson of Adam.
Enos is a boy's baby name of Hebrew origin, from the Hebrew Enosh meaning 'man' or 'mankind' — one of the earliest biblical names, belonging to Adam and Eve's grandson, son of Seth.
In the Old Testament, it was in the time of Enos that 'men began to call upon the name of the Lord.' It's a name of profound biblical antiquity — simpler than Ezekiel or Nehemiah but carrying the same ancient weight. The NASA mission Enos (the first chimpanzee in orbit) gave it a different kind of historical footnote.