Pure, holy, or butterfly
Enessa is a rare name with multiple potential etymological paths. It is often considered a Russian or Slavic variant of Agnes, meaning 'pure' or 'holy,' or a modern elaboration of the Greek name Vanessa, which was coined by Jonathan Swift and later associated with a genus of butterflies.
Less common today
Enessa isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #13,457 in 2007.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
French-Russian communist politician and feminist
Latvian soprano opera singer
