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Zakaria name meaning

زكريا

Zakaria · za-ka-REE-yah

A Hebrew name meaning "God has remembered".

Gender
Boy
Origin
Hebrew (Arabic form)
Arabic root
No Arabic root
Pronunciation
za-ka-REE-yah
Other spellings
Zakariya, Zachary

About the name Zakaria

Zakaria is the Arabic form of Zechariah, from the Hebrew for "God has remembered". In the Quran, Zakariya is a prophet who prayed for a child in old age and was given Yahya; he also cared for Maryam in her youth. The name is common in Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and the Levant. English spellings include Zakaria, Zakariya and Zachary.

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What is the origin of the name Zakaria?

Zakaria (زكريا) is the Arabic form of a Hebrew name. A Hebrew name meaning "God has remembered".

How do you write Zakaria in Arabic?

In Arabic script it is written زكريا. In English it is also spelled Zakariya or Zachary.