Zakiya
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Zakiya, Zakia, Zakiyah, Zakiyya or Zakieh may represent two different female given names of Arabic origin, namely Arabic: زكية (zakiat), meaning "pure", corresponding to the male name Zaki, and Arabic: ذكيه (ḏakiyya), meaning "intelligent".[1][2]
Zakiah (Hebrew: 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
References
- ^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
- ^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
- ^ a b Hebrew Letters - Zakiya SarahLeah Hankes
- ^ Behind the Name - Zakiah Campbell, Mike
- ^ Hebrew Letters - Katherine SarahLeah Hankes