Keziah - WDYT?
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Keziah - WDYT?
| Fri, 02-10-2006 - 10:44am |
Still trying to pick a name we like for baby #3 and keep hearing new names that I like everyday. The girl's list especially is getting longer and my faves keep changing all the time.
A name I've liked for a while but never considered using is Keziah but now I'm loving it. I've never met anyone called Keziah so just wondering what everyone thinks of it.
Thanks xxx

A friend of a friend (here on ivillage...Jackie, where are you?) has a Keziah and it is SO cute - I think they call her Kezie for short.
Keziah is Hebrew for cassia, which is a variety of cinnamon. I think I prefer Cassia (pronounced KA-sha) as a name. Or even Cinnamon (which is really saying something). Kizzie is the major reason why. I'd much rather a girl saddled with this name concept had the option of Cassie or Cindy. I believe that there's about a 50% chance that she'll hate her given name no matter which of the three it is, so a good nickname is imperative.
In Spanish, the name is rendered Cesiah (which looks much nicer to my eyes). Or try cinnamon in other languages: Canela in Spanish, Cannelle in French. Zimt in German (not that I'd suggest that!)
Other Old Testament girls names with zippy "z"s:
Zipporah
Zilpah
Hephzi-Bah (ouch)
Jezebel (double ouch)
Zillah
If I recall, Keisha is thought to have directly come from Keziah, so there's that option. And that has options branching off of it like Nikeisha or Lakeisha. And there's Kasia, a more normalized spelling of Kassia/Cassia. Just brainstorming.