Pronunciation | Arabic: [zakariːjaː] |
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Gender | male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Word/name | Zechariah (Hebrew זְכַרְיָה) |
Meaning | God/YHWH has remembered |
Region of origin | Arab world, Muslim world |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zekaria, Zakaryah, Zekeriya etc. |
Variant form(s) | Zakarya ((Persian زكريا)) |
Related names | Zechariah, Zachary |
Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zekariya, Zakaryah etc, Arabic: زَكَرِيَّاء or زَكَرِيَّا) is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/YHWH has remembered".[1]