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]
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| 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 |
Ancient times edit
Medieval era edit
- Zakariyya al-Ansari (c.1420–1520), Egyptian historian and Islamic scholar
- Zakariya al-Qazwini, Persian physician
- Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865–925), also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes", Persian physician, philosopher and scholar
- Baha-ud-din Zakariya, Indian Sufi saint
- Abu Zakariya, founder and first ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya
Modern times edit
Given name edit
- Zakaria Abdulla (born 1956?), Kurdish singer
- Zakariyya Ahmad (1896–1961), Egyptian musician and composer
- Zakaria Alaoui, Moroccan football goalkeeper
- Zakaria Amara, accused of plotting terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario
- Zakaria Azmi, Egyptian politician
- Zakaria Botros (born 1934), Coptic priest from Egypt
- Zakaria Charara, Lebanese footballer
- Zekeria Ebrahimi (born 1996), Afghan actor known for The Kite Runner
- Zakariya Essabar, Moroccan al-Qaeda member
- Zakaria Goneim (1905–1959), Egyptian archaeologist
- Zakaria Khan, birth name of Indian actor Jayant
- Zakaria Labyad, Moroccan Footballer
- Zakaria Mohieddin (born 1918), Egyptian military officer, former Prime Minister of Egypt
- Zakariyyā Mūsawiy (born 1968), French citizen convicted of conspiracy to kill
- Zakaria Al Omari, Syrian footballer
- Zakaria Tamer (born 1931), Syrian author
- Zakaria Zubeidi, Palestinian militant leader
- Zakaria Zuffri, Indian cricketer
Middle name edit
- Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi, first Saudi female commercial airline pilot
- Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi, Sunni Muslim scholar of the Indian subcontinent
- Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (1929–1973), birth name of Malaysian film actor, director and songwriter P. Ramlee
- Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes (1895–1952), Indonesian doctor
- Samia Zakaria Gutu, Harari-Ethiopian diplomat
Surname edit
- Arif Zakaria, Indian actor
- Asif Zakaria, Indian politician
- Damane Zakaria, Central African warlord
- 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
- Zuzu Zakaria, Norwegian-Azerbaijani singer and electronic music producer
See also edit
References edit
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