Zakariya (name)
Arabic masculine given name
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Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zachariah, Zekariya, Zakaryyaa etc., Arabic: زَكَرِيَّاء or زَكَرِيَّا) is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/Yahweh has remembered".[1]
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| Pronunciation | Arabic: [zakariːjaː] |
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| Gender | male |
| Language | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Zechariah (Hebrew זְכַרְיָה) |
| Meaning | God/Yahweh has remembered |
| Region of origin | Arab world, Muslim world |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zachariah, Zekaria, Zakaryah, Zekeriya etc. |
| Variant form | Zakarya ((Persian زكريا)) |
| Related names | Zechariah, Zachary |
Ancient times
- Zakariya, the father of Yahya (John the Baptist) in Islam
Medieval era
- Zakariyya al-Ansari (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), Sufi saint
- Abu Zakariya (1203–1249), founder and first ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya
- Zakariya Khan Bahadur, Mughal governor of Lahore
Modern times
Given name
- Zakaria Abdulla (born 1956?), Kurdish singer
- Zakaria al-Agha (1942–2025), Palestinian politician
- Zakariyya Ahmad (1896–1961), Egyptian musician and composer
- Zakaria Alaoui (born 1966), Moroccan football goalkeeper
- Zakaria Amara (born 1985), Canadian-Jordanian accused of plotting terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario
- Zakaria Ariffin (1952–2025), Malaysian playwright, theater director and educator
- 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 (1977–??), Moroccan al-Qaeda member
- Zakaria Goneim (1905–1959), Egyptian archaeologist
- Zakaria Khan (1915–1975), birth name of Indian actor Jayant
- Zakariyya Kandhlavi (1898–1982), Indian Islamic scholar
- 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
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 (disambiguation), multiple people
- Maryam Zakaria, Iranian actress in Indian cinema
- Mohammed Zakariya (born 1942), American calligrapher
- Moufdi Zakaria (1908–1977), Algerian poet and writer4
- Nauman Zakariya, Pakistani military officer
- Zuzu Zakaria, Norwegian-Azerbaijani singer and electronic music producer
