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    Quintessa

    kwin-TES-ah

    Latin
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Fifth; Essence
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Quintessa does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Fifth; Essence", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Quintessa.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Quintessa knows the essence of life — eternal knowledge, resurrection power, fellowship of sufferings, the soul whose existence is defined by knowing God.
    Verses on this meaning
    • John 17:3

      "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."

    • Philippians 3:10

      "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death."

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