Zakariya (name)

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, Arabic: زَكَرِيَّاء or زَكَرِيَّا) is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/YHWH has remembered".

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