Zakariya

Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria or Zekeriya, Arabic: زَكَرِيَّاء, or Arabic: زَكَرِيَّا) is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God has remembered".[1]

Zakariya
The tomb of Zakariya father of Yahya within the Great Mosque of Aleppo in Syria
PronunciationArabic: [zakariːjaː]
Gendermale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Word/nameZechariah (Hebrew זְכַרְיָה)
MeaningPure
Region of originArab world, Muslim world
Other names
Alternative spellingZakaria, Zakariyya, Zekeria etc.
Variant form(s)Zakarya ((Persian زكريا))
Related namesZechariah, Zachary

Ancient times

  • Zechariah (priest), the father of John the Baptist

Medieval era

Modern times

Given name

Surname

  • Denis Zakaria, Swiss footballer of Congolese descent
  • Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author
  • Ibrahim Zakaria, multiple people
  • Mohammed Zakariya, American calligrapher
  • Moufdi Zakaria, Algerian poet and writer
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See also

References

  1. Zachariah, entry in Smith's Bible Dictionary
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