Kecia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kecia

What is the meaning of the name Kecia ?

The baby name Kecia is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KEE-shə (/ˈkiːʃə/),KAY-shə (/ˈkeɪʃə/).

Kecia is English in Origin.

Kecia is a modern feminine given name, most often pronounced KEE-sha (also KEE-see-uh in some families). It is generally a phonetic respelling of Keisha, a name widely explained as either a vernacular short form of Lakeisha or as a re-creation of Hebrew Keziah (Qetsiyah), “cassia; cinnamon,” with additional influence from Arabic Aisha, “alive, living.” Because of these converging sources, Kecia is interpreted to mean either “cassia/spice” or “life.”

In the United States the name took shape in the late 1960s and rose through the 1970s–80s, especially within African American communities that favored inventive spellings and melodic -isha endings; it remains familiar but uncommon today. Close variants include Keisha, Kiesha, Keesha, Kesha, and Lakeisha/Lakisha; related traditional form Keziah underlies some usages. Alternate spellings sometimes guide pronunciation.