Kizette for girl

[Symes]

My wife is 14 weeks pregnant.

Don't know gender yet but I have been thinking of M and F names.

One that has stuck out in my mind is 'Kizette'. Maybe 'Kiz' for short.

I think something a little unique would be good for my kid but I don't want it to be weird. Some outsider perspective would be good.

I have done some Googling and it seems as if there is literally only one other person who's had that name before.

The first holiday my wife and I went on was to Paris. We went to the George Pompidou Centre which has a lot of modern art, including stuff by an artist called Tamara de Lempicka. She had a daughter called Kizette. Tamara de Lempicka isn't my favourite artist but I knew her paintings and was surprised and pleased when I found the originals, and I guess seeing them in Paris sparked my interest in art and art history.

Why on earth would you call a child that!

It sounds like 'gazette' to me. You know you'll get an extra hard bashing on here because you're a man don't you?

Another one who thought it’s a brand name for a contraceptive.

Oops just realised you may be in a same sex marriage. Apologies if that's the case

The heroine of my favourite childhood book 'The Diddakoi' was named Kezia, nn Kizzy.

Imho that's the only acceptable route you could take.

we used to have a cat called Kizzy.
She was named after a children's programme about a traveller girl called Kizzy, called The didakoi.

My understanind (years later) is that both terms were really derogatory to traveller families?

Not sure though.

As a child my favourite book and tv series was Kizzy and i always wanted to call a daughter that if i had one. Or the full name of Kezia.

Kizette does sound like a brand name for something like a contraceptive pill or anti- smoking tablets!

It also sounds v made up.

I do like Keziah and Cosette as previously suggested.

DS has a friend called Kizzy - short for keziah.

sounds like a smurf name. sorry op but a no from me

Oh that's funny, 3 of us in a row with 'The Diddakoi!'

sounds like san pro

Don't like it, sounds like. Cassette

Also think it sounds like a sanitary product

The REAL name of Tamara de Lempicka's daughter was Maria Krystyna.
Kizette was a nickname.

Lize many other Mumsnetters, I'm not a fan of nicknames as given names. Surely better to give the child (and later the adult) a choice between dignity and cuteness.

Noooooo
Kezia is nice. Kizette is stupid.

Er what?! No.

That sounds like a contraceptive.

It's awful; try a beautiful Russian name, Ksenia.

As a fan of Tamara de Lempicka, I'd have recognised your inspiration because it is indeed a unique name - she does seem to be the only one. But sadly, I'd guess that's in part because it's not a very attractive name. It doesn't look nice and I can't think of any accent which would make it sound pretty. I would venture to suggest your possible daughter wouldn't thank you for it.

Tamara's quite nice.

Never heard of it! I might suggest Mackenzie or Cosette wuth Kizette as a nickname maybe?

Hate it, sorry. Keziah and Kizzy are both nice though.

Sounds like Gilette to me.
Really don’t like itX

I do know a Kizzy and always thought that was cool. Cosette is lovely.

Kizette sounds like a brand of feminine hygiene products...

What about Kezia which can be shortened to Zia?