Zechariah (given name)

Zechariah
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Hebrew
Meaning	God has remembered
Other names
Related names	Zachary, Zacharias, Zack, etc.

The male given name Zechariah is derived from the Hebrew זְכַרְיָה, meaning "God has remembered". It is a theophoric name, the ending -iah being a short Hebrew form for the Tetragrammaton.

It has many variant forms and spellings including Sachariah (Scottish Gaelic),Sakari, Skaria, Xackary, Zacarías, Zaccaria, Zaccharia, Zacharia, Zachariah, Zacharias, Zaharia, Zakaria, Zachery, Zakarija, Zakariya, Zakariyya, Zachary, Zackary, Zakary, Zekerijah and Zekeriya.

A common shortened form of the name is Zach (again with various spellings including Zac, Zack and Zak), which may also be a given name in itself.

People with this name include:

Variants

• English: Zachary, Zachery
• Spanish: Zacarias
• Italian: Zaccaria
• Greek: Zacharias
• Hebrew: Zechariah
• Arabic: Zakariya
• French: Zacharie
• Turkish: Zekeriya
• Polish: Zachariasz, Zachary

Biblical

• Zechariah ben Jehoiada, martyred son of the High Priest in the times of Ahaziah and Joash
  • See also Tomb of Zechariah, a monument named after him in Jerusalem
• Zechariah of Israel, king of Israel and son of Jeroboam
• Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), a prophet of the kingdom of Judah
  • See also his writings, the Book of Zechariah
• Zechariah (priest), the father of John the Baptist
  • See also Islamic view of Zechariah
• Several more minor Bible characters, listed at Zechariah (biblical)

Medieval era

• Zacharias I of Makuria, c. 722, Nubian ruler
• Pope Zachary (741–752), Greek-Calabrian Catholic saint and Pope
• Zachariah (Khazar), 9th century Khagan of the Khazars
• Zacharias III of Makuria (c.822-c.854), Nubian ruler
• Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakarīya al-Rāzi (also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes") (865–925 AD), Persian (Iranian) physician, philosopher and scholar
• Pope Zacharias of Alexandria (1004–1032), Coptic Pope

Modern times

• Zacarias, Brazilian actor, regular cast member of comedy film series Os Trapalhões
• Zakaria Abdulla, Kurdish pop music star
• Zakariyya Ahmad, Egyptian musician and composer
• Zakaria Alaoui, Moroccan football goalkeeper
• Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi, first Saudi female commercial airline pilot
• Zakaria Amara, accused of plotting terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario
• Zacharias Barbitsiotis (1759–1804), Greek klepht
• Zachary Boyd, (1585–1653) Scottish religious writer
• Zachary Brino (born 1998), American child actor
• Zachary Browne (born 1985), American actor
• Zecharias Frankel (1801–1875), Bohemian-German rabbi and historian
• Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born 1969), American comedian, actor, and writer
• Zakaria Goneim (1905–1959), Egyptian archaeologist
• Zachary Gordon (born 1998), American actor
• Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes (1895–1952), Indonesian doctor
• Zakaria Khan, birth name of Indian actor Jayant
• Zachary Levi (born 1980), American actor
• Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal (1769–1843), German jurist
• Zakaria Mohieddin (born 1918), Egyptian military officer, former Prime Minister of Egypt
• Zacarias Moussaoui (born 1968), French-Moroccan man convicted of participation in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
• Zakaria Paliashvili, Georgian classical music composer
• Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (1929–1973), birth name of Malaysian film actor, director and songwriter P. Ramlee
• Zachary Richard (born 1950), American singer-songwriter
• Zachariah Selwyn (born 1975), American singer-songwriter, actor, and writer
• Zecharia Sitchin (born 1922), American author promoting the ancient astronaut theory
• Zakaria Tamer (born 1931), Syrian writer
• Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), American military leader and the twelfth President of the USA
• Zacharias Topelius (1818–1898), Finland-Swedish author
• Zachery Ty Bryan (born 1981), American actor
• Zachary Quinto (born 1977), American actor
• Zakaria Zubeidi, leader of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades

Known chiefly by the short form of the name

• Zach Braff (born 1975), American actor known for his role in television series Scrubs
• Zach Day (born 1978), American major league baseball player
• Zac Efron (born 1987), American actor
• Zack Esposito (born 1983), American amateur wrestler
• Zac Farro (born 1990), American drummer for Paramore
• Zac Foley (1970–2002), British musician, bass guitarist for EMF
• Zack Fleishman (born 1980), American tennis player
• Zach Galifianakis (born 1969), American comedian
• Zac Goldsmith (born 1975), English environmentalist and politician
• Zack Greinke (born 1983), American Major League baseball player
• Zac Hanson (born 1985), American musician, drummer for Hanson
• Zach Jackson (born 1983), American Major League baseball player
• Zak Keith, British guitarist
• Zach Kosnitzky, American participant in Kid Nation
• Zach Parise (born 1984), American ice hockey player
• Zack Conroy (born 1985), American soap actor
• Zac Posen (born 1980), American fashion designer
• Zack de la Rocha (born 1970), lead singer of Rage Against the Machine
• Zack Shada (born 1992), American actor
• Zack Snyder (born 1966), American film director and screenwriter
• Zak Starkey (born 1965), English drummer for The Who and Oasis
• Zack Test (born 1989), American rugby union player
• Zack Werner, Canadian artist, producer, lawyer, and manager in the music industry
• Zacky Vengeance (born 1981), rhythm guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold
• Zack Wheat (1888–1972), American Major League Baseball player
• Zach Whitmarsh (born 1977), Canadian track and field athlete
• Zakk Wylde (born 1967), guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, and founder of Black Label Society

Fictional characters

• Zack Addy in television series Bones
• Zack Allan in television series Babylon 5
• Zak Dingle in British soap Emmerdale
• Zack Fair in role-playing game Final Fantasy VII and its spin-offs
• Zakk Irius, mafia member in anime and manga series Death Note
• Zack (Zacharias) Lane in the novel Zack by William Bell
• Zack Martin in television series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
• Zak McKracken, hero of adventure game Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
• Zack Morris in television series Saved by the Bell
• Zach Nichols in the American police procedural television drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent
• Zak Saturday, one of the main characters in the cartoon series The Secret Saturdays
• Zack Taylor in television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Zack (Battlestar Galactica)
• Zack in computer game The Daedalus Encounter
• Zack in video game series Dead or Alive
• Zak in television series TUGS
• Zack, one of the titular characters in Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
• Zachariah, an angel, Castiel's superior in series Supernatural

See also

• Zacharias (surname)
• Zack (disambiguation page)
• Zechariah (disambiguation page)
• All pages beginning with Zac
• All pages beginning with Zak
• All pages beginning with Zec