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Zakariya (name)
	The tomb of Zakariya father of Yahya within the Great Mosque of Aleppo in Syria
Pronunciation	Arabic: [zakariːjaː]
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

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]

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 (1203-1283), 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 (1170-1262), Pakistani Sufi saint
Abu Zakariya (1203-1249), 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 (born 1966), Moroccan football goalkeeper
Zakaria Amara (born 1985), accused of plotting terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario
Zakaria Azmi (born 1938), Egyptian politician
Zakaria Botros (born 1934), Coptic priest from Egypt
Zakaria Charara (born 1986), Lebanese footballer
Zekeria Ebrahimi (born 1996), Afghan actor known for The Kite Runner
Zakariya Essabar (born 1977), Moroccan al-Qaeda member
Zakaria Goneim (1905–1959), Egyptian archaeologist
Zakaria Khan (1915-1975), birth name of Indian actor Jayant
Zakaria Labyad (born 1993), Moroccan Footballer
Zakaria Mohieddin (1918-2012), Egyptian military officer, former Prime Minister of Egypt
Zakariyyā Mūsawiy (born 1968), French citizen convicted of conspiracy to kill
Zakaria Al Omari (born 1990), Syrian footballer
Zakaria Pintoo (1943-2024), Bangladeshi footballer
Zakaria Tamer (born 1931), Syrian author
Zakaria Zubeidi (born 1976), Palestinian militant leader
Zakaria Zuffri (born 1975), Indian cricketer

Middle name

Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi (born 1978), first Saudi female commercial airline pilot
Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi (1898-1982), 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 (born 1955), Harari-Ethiopian diplomat

Surname

Arif Zakaria (born 1966), Indian actor
Asif Zakaria, Indian politician
Damane Zakaria (died 2022), Central African warlord
Denis Zakaria (born 1996), Swiss footballer of Congolese descent
Fareed Zakaria (born 1964), Indian-American journalist and author
Ibrahim Zakaria, multiple people
Mohammed Zakariya (born 1942), American calligrapher
Moufdi Zakaria (1908-1977), Algerian poet and writer
Zuzu Zakaria, Norwegian-Azerbaijani singer and electronic music producer

References

^ Zachariah, entry in Smith's Bible Dictionary

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[1] Zachariah, entry in Smith's Bible Dictionary

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