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I'm going with Gracie on this one.

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While I like of like it on a girl, I actually really like it on a boy because it sounds more masculine.

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Kezia Jones is a male, Nigerian musician though his name may have a different origin than the Biblical name.

I actually dislike Keziah on a girl. I think it feels masculine because of how much it sounds like more well known male Biblical names.

It's ok. I think it would only be obvious to people who know the bible that it was feminine. There are plenty of -ah / iah ending names that are masculine. I don't mind it at all.

No way! Feminine name all the way for me.

The biblical namesake is female. I can see someone just hearing the name and not knowing the history wanting to use Keziah for a boy because it is similar to names like Isaiah. I wouldn’t do it, but I wouldn’t be shocked if someone did.

Well, if I heard of somebody naming their son Keziah, I would suspect they didn't know their Bible and thus didn't know that Keziah is a girls' name, and that would make me think they weren't too sharp.

Hmm, I definitely prefer it on a girl since the Biblical figure was female, I've just always associated it that way, but there are many Hebrew names that have -a at the end that are masculine, too.