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

My dd has a friend with this name, she gets called Keshi. It’s a nice name.

The Diddakoi.

Other than Kezia Dugdale, I’d think of someone from quite a conservative religious family - both of the two Keziahs I’ve met were evangelical Christians.

A lovely harpist I used to know

The one I know pronounces it Kez - eye -ah If it's a name like Alicia (I've heard A-liss-ee-uh, A-lee-sha...) with more than one pronunciation, would that annoy you?

I would intuitively pronounce it differently to the way you say. Not mad on it tbh. Kez is quite a 'hard' nickname.

I would pronounce it Kez eye ah too.
My first thought was an African name, suiting a slim,black child with long wild hair and a free spirit.

Even if spelled "Kezia" I'd be putting the emphasis on the Kez part unless I was told differently.

I love it, was a fave for DD but DH not as keen.
My neighbour’s cat is Kizzy and Kizzy was also a character in Roots.

I've met a couple both kez-EE-ah but one went by Kez and the other by Kizzy. They were both 80s babies and middle class, rural

I know a Keziah. Pronounced Keh-ZY-ah. Unfortunately she's a drug user and in and out of prison, as is her sister. She's the only person I've known with the name.

I know a child Keziah, very posh family, the father went to Eton.

There's also a Keziah or two in my family tree, as well as names like Thirza, Hester, Jabez, Israel and Ezra. I assumed they were all rather religious.

I do like Keziah though and would consider it myself (DH is religious and his church will only baptise children with a christian first or middle name).

I've not heard it before and before all the comments RE it being a traditional biblical name, I'd have lumped it in the same category as Jaxon/Maddox/Neveah/Mackenzie etc.

There's a name that I have in mind for a boy that's very similar. It's a beautiful traditional regional name, but it hits the ear completely differently if you don't know its history I think.

Kezia Dugdale for me too

I know two! A KEH-Zee-a and a keh-ZYE-a. (Capitals for the stressed syllable). I think it’s a lovely name, and slightly prefer the latter pronunciation which sounds more biblical.

I went to uni with a lovely girl called Kezia. She never used it, didn’t like it at all. Now in her early 30’s she still uses the nn Kizzy. She came from a very wealthy family, never heard of the name until I met her.

The Rumer Godden book and TV series in the 70s ( Kizzy). Am old though.

The fruitarian from Nottting Hill.
Not in a good way sadly

I teach a girl called Keziah, but she pronounces it Kay-zee-ah. She’s tall, of mixed racial heritage and very good at public speaking and Maths. So that’s how I see girls with that name.

I knew one. Her mother was chief of the playground clique and not a nice person.

Kez-EYE a

Evangelical Christian

The Book of Job. What does 'Jemimah' make you think of, it should be the same thing.

The annoying woman who was rude to Grace on The Bill.

Bullying bitch I went to school with.

I would assume a name of African origin and I would have pronounced it Keh-ZY-ah