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'''Zakariya''' (also [[Romanization of Arabic|transliterated]] as '''Zakaria''', '''Zakariyya''', '''Zekariya''', '''Zakaryah''' etc, {{lang-ar|زَكَرِيَّاء}} or زَكَرِيَّا) is a masculine given name, the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] form of [[Zechariah (given name)|Zechariah]] which is of [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] origin, meaning "God/YHWH has remembered".<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.html?term=zachariah Zachariah], entry in Smith's Bible Dictionary</ref>
'''Zakariya''' (also [[Romanization of Arabic|transliterated]] as '''Zakaria''', '''Zakariyya''', '''Zekariya''', '''Zakaryah''' etc, {{lang-ar|زَكَرِيَّاء}} or {{lang|ar|زَكَرِيَّا}}) is a masculine given name, the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] form of [[Zechariah (given name)|Zechariah]] which is of [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] origin, meaning "God/YHWH has remembered".<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.html?term=zachariah Zachariah], entry in Smith's Bible Dictionary</ref>


==Ancient times==
==Ancient times==

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Zakariya (name)
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)
MeaningGod/YHWH has remembered
Region of originArab world, Muslim world
Other names
Alternative spellingZakaria, Zakariyya, Zekaria, Zakaryah, Zekeriya etc.
Variant form(s)Zakarya ((Persian زكريا))
Related namesZechariah, Zachary

Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zekariya, Zakaryah etc, Template:Lang-ar or زَكَرِيَّا) is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/YHWH has remembered".[1]

Ancient times

Medieval era

Modern times

Given name

Middle name

Surname

See also

References

  1. ^ Zachariah, entry in Smith's Bible Dictionary