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

I read The Diddakoi this morning - it is the most perfect book.

I love the name Kezia

My name is Kezia, pronounced Kez-ee-ah. With your spelling I'd pronounce it Kez-eye-ah. Regardless of the spelling, I have had a lifetime of mispronounciations, even after telling people numerous times.so many different variations that sometimes I was not actually sure it was my name they were trying to say/spell! It had got slightly better since Kezia Dugdale as people are more familiar with it and she uses the same pronunciation as me

I like it as an adult, but as a shy child I hated it as it always drew attention to me.

My sister and brother both have unusual names also, but more familiar shortenings so they don't endure the same hassle as they have another option.

Beardsley. Josiah and Keziah. (Any other Outlander fans here?)

It's a really old name.

Dugdale

It's a biblical name. I think it's really beautiful. I've only ever known one, she'd be about 16 now. Lovely girl. Her parents used to call her Kezzy for short sometimes. I really like that as well. Your husband has great taste in names!

I known two Keziah’s, both pronounced to rhyme with Isaiah - Kuz-eye-uh.

One girl was part of a UK Mormon family and the other a US evangelical Christian family so I would assume if I heard it that the child’s family were very religious.

I taught a Keziah but she prounced Ke-zee-uh, nn. kezzie

Know a Kezia now (Ke-Z-igh-ah) and my children can't say her name and call her Siah. I think it's a hard name to pronounce and is often mispronounced.

Love it!!!

I have also heard it pronounced kez-eye-ah

Kez ee ah

I knew a woman with the same name she was lovely and such a bubbly person.

My beautiful red haired sister

There was a very rough bully at my school in the 90s/00s called Keziah. She was built like The Trunchbull from Matilda with one of those pineapple ponytails right at the front of her head and she used to stomp about pinning people against walls - she was utterly terrifying, like she could crush you to pieces and laugh maniacally about it afterwards.

Her mum and her “Nan” thought she was the bees knees and she’d smile sweetly at pick up time when they’d say in a thick Mancunian accent, “Kezzzeeeuuuuhhh, Kezzzeeuhh Our Kid, gerrroverreerrre!!!!” Nan had no teeth.

So...I have a very personal and specific connection to the name which makes me wince even today!

The Bible, specifically Job. I'd pronounce Kez-ee-ah

Only one I've heard of was the daughter of a missionary.

I know one. Very religious family. I don’t love it and would assume very religious (in depth knowledge of Old Testament)

The song 'hideaway' what a tune!

I know of a Kezia and I would pronounce it like she does : Kay-ja with a soft sounding j, basically Asia with a k in front of it. I love it and considered it for my DDs but dp not keen.

The book/tv adaptation “The Didakoi” by Rumer Godden. I love it. The main character was called Keziah, known as Kizzy.

Johnnymcgrath I'm also in Cornwall

@namechange84 I can see why that would be off putting! The kezia I know is red haired artistic and stunning, I like the name!

Big thanks to all of you who have taken the time to comment! I have so enjoyed reading all of the different versions and takes on it!

I didn’t want to give any context near the start because I wanted your opinions without my influence 👍

DH is Jewish (but atheist). I’m super old Anglo Saxon blood and strangely feel I have no particular “Heritage” to claim.

As our children will not be raised Jewish and I don’t have a competing heritage I would like our children to have Hebrew/Biblical names.

Also because you can’t really go too wrong with “traditional” names 👍
That said we want names that are not too beige (Mary, Rebecca, Etc, sorry if that’s your name!) but also not totally wild (Bethsheba, Keren-Heppuch, Zipporah).

For interest: DH’s family would all say it “Kezzy-a” and associate the more faithful pronunciation “Kez-EYE-ah as being an American thing! X

Ex housemate's gf was called this, pronounced KEY-sher (rhymes with belisha.). Nice name.

A Katherine Mansfield story that I'd forgotten all about until now. Although the girl in that was Kezia.

There’s a few in my family tree. I like it pronounced Kez-eye-ah but there seems to be quite a few different pronunciation.

Never heard this name before but would assume it’s pronounced Kez-eye-ah - similar ending to Isiah.