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 would think “god, I hope I’m saying this right”.

Keziah is lovely OP. I work with someone who has a DD named Keziah.

Shoshana is another gorgeous name if you'd like a Hebrew/Biblical name. Lots of lovely ones to choose from without using ones which are a bit more commonly used.

Dugdale. But I think that only applies if you are in Scotland tbh.

Kizzy the tv programme.
A pre-war farmer’s wife.
Child of a hippy

Keh-zee-ah
I know two and both pronounced this way. Not heard any other pn. I like it!

Kez, said in a scouse accent

Dugdale (although spelling not same)

I love this name. Right up my street and I lobbied for it for dd2. Dh not so keen.
I really don't get the chav reference at all.

It was my cat's name. We pronounced it Kaysha

DH refused to let me name DD after said (deceased) cat.

I love the name Keziah and we very nearly used it for DD2 (with Kizzy as her nickname). It reminds me of Rumer Godden's book, The Diddakoi, which is a hard-hitting story of exclusion and prejudice but I loved it as a child and it has never left me.

The Keziahs I know tend to be from Christian or Jewish families. I've only ever heard it pronounced Kez-ee-uh.

I'm not sure what a beige name is? Rebecca, Rachel and Hannah are popular biblical names that almost every 40-something female is called if their name isn't Joanne/a, Louise or Claire - is that what you mean? I certainly wouldn't put Mary in the same category as Rebecca other than it being biblical.

Other names you may like...
Abigail
Ada
Bethany
Claudia
Jemima
Judith
Leah
Lois
Lydia
Miriam
Naomi
Phoebe
Ruth
Susannah
Talitha

It makes me think of Kizzy in The Diddakoi. I considered Keziah for DD because I love Kizzy, but even though I know it's a biblical name I do think Keziah sounds almost made up.

A very pretty girl with dual heritage and parents who go to church every Sunday.

One of the nicest women I worked with. ,,, Love the name.

It reminds me of a lovely girl I once taught.
The children in the family all had biblical names.
They pronounced it Kez-eye-a though, with the emphasis on the middle syllable.
She was Kizzy for short.

My friend from primary school, she was lovely

There was one in a baby group I used to go to, the parents pronounced it like Kezzy-yeh.
Parents were PFB types and used to bring her breakfast of kippers and egg to every single session.
So unfortunately the name will ever be ingrained with a musty, eggy, fishy smell.

Was that one of the sugar babes?

I'd see it as 'common' sorry but I knew two girls from the estates with that name, one lovely one a complete psycho

*BabyBrainJane
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My best friend from uni was actually called Keren Hapuc and even though Karen was a very popular name back then she still didn't have a lot of problems with it. She went by Hapuc always, no nicknames. I found it very unique and interesting, always loved it!

The H was silent in her name though as we were not from an English speaking place. So it was more like ah-POOK

@SE13Mummy

Waves from SE13!

I absolutely loved that programme. It left such an impression on me. I used to rush home from school to see it.

Katherine Mansfield story character although that one is Kezia without the h.

Just reading the title I thought "a girl's name"... So I'd say you're good. If likely need you to pronounce it, but if be good then. People always ask how to pronounce my name, so I don't see it as a big deal.

It makes me think of a beautiful wild free-spirited girl with black curly hair, a long skirt and bare feet who lives in the countryside and has a horse.

Detective Constable in The Bill.

Keziah, the Detective Constable in The Bill lived in Sun Hill so she wasn't riding through the countryside in a long skirt with her hair flowing freely behind her. She may have done that in her spare time though.