Kessa is the name of the protagonist in Steven Levenkron's novels "The Best Little Girl in the World" and "Kessa". In the story, her name is Francesca, and Kessa is the nickname she chooses.I've heard that Kessa could be a variation of the names Cassia/Kassia, which mean "cinnamon" or "spice". It could also be related to Keziah and Kesia. According to everything-birthday.com, "Kessa has been used in the United States ever since 1970, with over 426 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Kessa gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1999, when it's usage went up by 199.18%. During this year, 16 babies were named Kessa, which was 0.0004% of the baby girls born in the USA that year."
I've heard that Kessa could be a variation of the names Cassia/Kassia, which mean "cinnamon" or "spice". It could also be related to Keziah and Kesia. According to everything-birthday.com, "Kessa has been used in the United States ever since 1970, with over 426 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Kessa gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1999, when it's usage went up by 199.18%. During this year, 16 babies were named Kessa, which was 0.0004% of the baby girls born in the USA that year."