Zakiya Explained

Zakiya, Zakia, Zakiyah, Zakiyya or Zakieh may represent two different female given names of Arabic origin, namely ar|زكية (zakiat), meaning "pure", corresponding to the male name Zaki, and ar| ذكيه (ḏakiyya), meaning "intelligent".^{[1] [2]}

Zakiah (he|זַכִּיָה), also spelt Zakiya, Zakia, Zakiyah, or Zakayah,^[3] is a Hebrew female given name also meaning "pure".^{[3] [4]} It may be used as a Hebrew equivalent of Katherine, owing to Katherine's supposed Greek derivation from katharos "pure".^[5]

List of people with the given name Zakiya or Zakia

• Zakiya Bywaters, professional soccer player
• Zakiya Dalila Harris, American author
• Zakia Khattabi (born 1976), Belgian politician
• Zakiya (singer), American singer
• Zakia Mrisho Mohamed (born 1984), Tanzanian long-distance runner
• Zakiya Nassar (born 1987), Palestinian swimmer
• Zakiya Randall (born 1991), American golfer
• Zakia Wardak, Afghan architect, politician, and businesswoman

Zakiya Hooker, musician, dghtr of John Lee Hooker. (added 7/24/24)

Notes and References

1. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names. Salahuddin Ahmed. Hurst & Company. London. 1999.
2. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names. S. A. Rahman. Goodword Books. New Delhi. 2001.
3. http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=4908 Hebrew Letters - Zakiya
4. http://www.behindthename.com/name/zakiah Behind the Name - Zakiah
5. http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=146 Hebrew Letters - Katherine