What does “Keziah” make you think of?

[BabyBrainJane]

Hi all,

Me and DH have mixed feelings about this girls name (he loves it and I keep changing my mind lol).

If you heard this name (pronounced; Kez-EE-ah) what would you think? Who would you expect to use it? Do you like how it sounds?

Don’t be afraid of being rude in any way! I want your gut reaction lol x

The film Notting Hill but only cos that's the only time I've heard the name before. Its quite pretty.

Sorry, should also have said that I think it's very pretty and would use it.

Always liked it. I only knew one, who calls herself Kezi.

I knew one at uni and she was startlingly clever so I think of someone very bright.

@whiteroseredrose

Kizzy which was a children's TV programme in the 1970s.

Same here, and the book.

Sorry, forgot to say I like it.

I know two: seems to be popular in Cornwall! No problems spelling or pronouncing it 'round eer.

Sounds made up although obviously it isnt

Another that thinks of the book ‘The Didakoi’. God, I loved that book. The miniature caravan...!

to me it's a Hebrew Jewish Christian Old Testament name really nice name

Prefer Keisha personally. Keziah will be shortened to Kezzy

I had a childhood friend called Keziah. Her siblings all had fairly unusual Biblical names too and her DF was a vicar, so I like the name but I might assume you were religious (I don't know if this is true/would bother you)

I thought it might be a religious or unfortunately a chavvy name at first

Notting Hill.

^ the film.

A lovely name, not only one of Jacobs daughters but it also refers to equality.

The one I know pronounces it KETS ee ah, almost like an Italian Z. She's my age. Pretty name, biblical.

The diddidakoi

@Veterinari the only one I have met with this name pronounced it that way so I've always assumed that she was right.

Friends of ours called their daughter Keziah, I had to look it up but its lovely. Shes 16 now so they were ahead of the curve!

Dugdale.
Went to school with her so it's always been on the no list for me

It's Biblical and I've heard it a fair bit here in NI, mostly staunch protestants. Mostly heard it pronounced Kez-eye-ah but one person didn't like that pronunciation so got the pastor's blessing to make it Kez-ya

I think the actual Hebrew pronunciation is closer to Kesh-ya.

For want of a better term, I’d look at it and think ‘chavvy’ (in all honesty). I would pronounce it Kezzy-a

I think it's a small character in the film nothing hill, she's a bit batty and is a fruitarian hippy.