Zakariya (name) explained

Zakariya (name)
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /ar/
Gender:	male
Meaning:	God/YHWH has remembered
Region:	Arab world, Muslim world
Language:	Arabic
Origin:	Zechariah (Hebrew זְכַרְיָה)
Alternative Spelling:	Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zekaria, Zakaryah, Zekeriya etc.
Variant Forms:	Zakarya ((Persian زكريا))
Related Names:	Zechariah, Zachary

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

Ancient times

• Zakariya, the father of John the Baptist (Yahya)

Medieval era

• 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, Pakistani Sufi saint
• Abu Zakariya, founder and first ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya

Modern times

Given name

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Zechariah (given name)
• Zacharias (surname)
• Zechariah (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.html?term=zachariah Zachariah