Keisha () is a female given name of

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Keziah Keziah (Hebrew: קְצִיעָה ''Qəṣī‘ā''; Greek: Κασία, ''Kasia''; also ''Ketziah'') is a woman in the Hebrew Bible. She was the second of the three daughters born to Job after his sufferings (Job 42:14). Her elder sister was Jemi ...

. It is considered to be an African-American name in the

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Notable people

Keisha

Keisha Buchanan Keisha Kerreece Fayeanne Buchanan (; born 30 September 1984) is an English singer and a founding member of the girl group Sugababes alongside Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy. With the Sugababes, she had six number one singles and two number ...

(born 1984), British singer-songwriter * Keisha Lance Bottoms (born 1970), mayor of Atlanta, United States *

Keisha Castle-Hughes Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian-born New Zealand actress who rose to prominence for playing Paikea "Pai" Apirana in the film '' Whale Rider''. She was nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award for Bes ...

(born 1990), New Zealand film actress *

Keisha Jackson Keisha Jackson (born August 17, 1965) is an R&B singer, and is the daughter of R&B & soul singer-songwriter Millie Jackson. Having grown up in a family rich with music history, Keisha’s childhood was immersed in music. People like The Isley ...

(born 1965), American singer * Heather Keisha Hunter (born 1969), American pornographic actress, rapper *

Keisha White Keisha White (born 31 March 1988) is an English R&B singer. She has released two albums: '' Seventeen'' in 2005 and '' Out of My Hands'' in 2006. She is the voice behind ''"Someday"'', the theme to the CBBC television series ''The Story of Tracy ...

(born 1988), British singer *

Keisha-Dean Soffe Keisha-Dean Soffe (born 28 September 1982 in Waitara, New Zealand) is a New Zealand weightlifting competitor. Soffe won the bronze medal in the Women's + 75 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, off ...

(born 1982), New Zealand weightlifter

Kesha

* Kesha Sebert (born 1987), American singer *

Kesha Wizzart Pierre Williams (born 14 April 1974) is a British triple murderer. In 2007, Williams, who lived in the city of Manchester, travelled to the suburb of Fallowfield where he entered the house of his ex-partner Beverly Samuels and proceeded to beat h ...

(1988–2007), British singer

Keshia

Keshia Chanté Keshia Chanté Harper (born June 16, 1988) is a Canadian singer, television host, actress, songwriter and philanthropist. As a teenager, Chanté gained recognition with the release of her singles "Unpredictable", "Bad Boy" and "Does He Love Me" " ...

(born 1988), Canadian singer-songwriter, model and actress *

Keshia Grant Keshia Grant (born 11 January 1987 in Tauranga, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player. Biography Grant played netball in the netball ANZ Championship, for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in 2008, the Northern Mystics Northern Mystic ...

(born 1987), New Zealand netballer *

Keshia Knight Pulliam Keshia Knight Pulliam (born April 9, 1979) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actor, and landed her breakthrough role as Rudy Huxtable, on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' (1984–1992), which earned her a nomination for ...

(born 1979), American actress

Keyshia

Keyshia Cole Keyshia Myeshia Cole Johnson; born October 15, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Cole began her career as a backing vocalist for MC Hammer. After signing with A&M Records ...

(born 1981), American singer

Keesha

Keesha Sharp Keesha Ulricka Sharp ( née Fletch; born June 9, 1973) is an American actress and film / television director. She began her career appearing on television dramas, before her regular role as Monica Charles Brooks in the UPN/The CW comedy series, ...

(born 1973), American actress

Kiesza

Kiesza Kiesa Rae Ellestad (born January 16, 1989), known professionally as Kiesza ( ), is a Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist from Calgary. In 2017, she was involved in a car accident in Toronto, suffering severe injuries that required her to ...

(born 1989), Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist

Other

* Kesha, a township in Hunan province, China

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