Keziah or Cassia?

[Clairewentoverthemountain]

Keziah is a Old Testament girl's name, which has the same meaning as Cassia, which has a Greek origin.

Which do you prefer?

Traditional nickname for Keziah is Kizzy, and Cassia Cassie.

Cassia

Cassia.

(Although the Keziah I know goes by Kez, occasionally Kezzie.)

I prefer Keziah, much more interesting.

Is it pronounced Kez-ee-ah or Kez-eye-ah? I’m never too sure. I think I prefer Cassia/Cassie anyway, although both are nice.

Keziah for me - I'm rather partial to Zs

I like Keziah or Cassandra. Not so keen on Cassia not sure why.

Cassia - lovely and woefully underused

Keziah is ok, but awkward to say

Love Keziah.

I used to go to school with a Keziah, she was weird. A bit like the Keziah in Notting Hill too.

Cassia is beautiful and elegant.

Neither, as I suspect that Keziah will get said as Kez-ya, and Cassia as Casha.

Both are sweet but I think Cassia is beautiful and truly elegant. Can be shortened to Sia as well which I like

oh and I wouldn’t go for Cassandra, it’s a very pretty name but evokes the doomed Cassandra from Greek myth for me. I once knew a girl called Cassandra who was a bit of a Cassandra, she was often right about things going wrong- but no one listened. Nominative determinism is real!

Cassia

Ive got “Cassian” on my list if I ever have a boy

Keziah was the feisty heroine in a Rumer Goden book wasn’t she? Lovely name

Both lovely but Keziah is more likely to get misspelt imo (since Kezia is used too - its a bit of a Susanna/Susannah situation). Also Cassia has a nice triple etymology - biblical Keziah link, nature name of pretty flowering tree and also from Ancient Roman Cassius family. Difficult though - I slightly prefer nn Kizzy but the full version of Cassia!

Keziah for me, but I prefer it spelled Kezia.

I'm not keen on Cassia.

Just to say I think the thing about Cassandra is a bit double-standardy. There are heaps and heaps of names on here that people are always suggesting that are associated with tragic figures.Or even not very nice figures. Cassandra in Greek myth was doomed but she was also the one who saw the truth and she also stuck to her own truth no matter what happened. She was a victim of the society around her. She was an admirable figure if tragic. On the other hand there are many mythical female names that are not admirable people to use the names of. And many more routinely suggested here are tragic figures. People are always suggesting Ophelia and Persephone on here. Ophelia is very popular now. Yet somehow Cassandra - which has been in standard usage for hundreds of years and has many women who have been named this name - is a worse namesake? I don't get it.

Keziah by far. The one I know goes by Kezi

Cassia is a cheap cinnamon substitute to me 🥴

Cassia is much nicer, a softer sound and the name of an entire genus of flowering plants, not just cinnamon. I also prefer the shortenings of Cass/Cassie to Kez/Kezi.

Cassia is so much prettier than Keziah for me.

I’m also going to nominate Cassidy for the running.

Definitely Cassia. Keziah (Kez) has a slight whiff of chavdom, despite its noble origins.

If I had another girl, I'd call her Zipporah.

Kasia

Best of both.

Cassia

Cassia is much prettier to me, Keziah is really harsh sounding.