Keziah

I like this name a lot. It definitely sounds unisex. On a boy, it might be short for Hezekiah, but it is unusual enough that it could work well on a girl too.

Agreed! That line is very poor (and offensive).

"The lovely, distinctive Keziah — along with others like her biblical sister Jemima — deserves full emancipation."
Are we seriously making slavery puns here? I apologize for the tangential comment...I was really just interested in learning more about this name, but I have to say that I don't think a "joke" about slavery when describing a name popular in the African American community constitutes tasteful content.

I originally thought this was a boy name, and that opinion was further solidified by the character "James Keziah Delaney" from the tv show Taboo. Pronounced "Kee-zee-uh" or "kee-szhah", I think it works quite well for a girl. But pronounced "Keh-ZIE-uh", which is the ony way I've ever heard it said, I prefer it far more for a boy.

I thought it was a boy's name.

Same!

I know someone who pronounces it KEH-zee-ah, which seems the most natural pronunciation anyway - I don't know where they've got the 'kee' sound from. Other people apparently pronounce it - or try to pronounce it - as KET-zee-ah.

I'm slowly falling in love with this.

This sounds unisex to me.

Not a fan of Keziah

I've only known one girl with this name, and she too pronounced it "keh-zee-uh."

we pronounce my friends name Ka-zi-ah and it is spelt the same way

I know a girl named this and she pronounces it “Keh-zee-ah”. But that may just be wrong, I don't know.

pronounced "KEZ-ee-ah", it's not an uncommon name in England, esp. with Christians

Hello! Why aren't my comments disappearing when I delete them!?

I know it's Biblical but it just sounds weird.

Yuck. Not a fan at all.

I'm surprised that the pronunciation guide says "KEE-zee-ah or KEE-szhah" because other sites say it's "ke-ZI-ah", where the "zi" rhymes with "sky," much like other Biblical names ending in "iah" like Josiah, Jeremiah, etc.