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Where does “Kezia” come from?

Kezia (English) comes from Hebrew קְצִיעָה, from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא, from Aramaic קְצַע — to cut off.

Ancestry of “Kezia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewקְצִיעָהcassia tree
2Aramaicקְצִיעֲתָא—
3Aramaicקְצַעto cut off

Words derived from “Kezia”

  • Kizzie
  • Kizzy
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