Kiziah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kiziah

What is the meaning of the name Kiziah ?

The baby name Kiziah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kih-ZY-uh (IPA: /kɪˈzaɪ.ə/).

Kiziah is Hebrew in Origin.

Kiziah is a spelling variant of Keziah, a biblical Hebrew name from qetsi‘ah, meaning “cassia,” the aromatic cinnamon-like spice. In the Book of Job, Keziah is one of Job’s three daughters, and the name carried connotations of fragrance, value, and restoration. Forms seen across languages and records include Keziah, Kezia, and Kesia; Kiziah reflects English phonetic spelling, while short forms such as Kizzy, Kezi, and Kezzie have circulated in informal use.

Adopted by English-speaking Protestants who favored Old Testament names, Kiziah appears in 17th–19th‑century parish registers in Britain and in colonial America, particularly in Puritan and Quaker communities. It also persisted in parts of the American South and the Caribbean, and the nickname Kizzy later gained pop‑culture visibility through Roots. Though less common today than Keziah/Kezia, Kiziah retains a vintage charm with a nature-derived meaning and long-recorded heritage.