The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something.
A modern English word name derived from the Latin 'essentia'. It refers to the core identity or the most important quality of a person or thing, often used to suggest a spiritual or fundamental beauty.
Less common today
Essense isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,512 in 1995.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
