Zakariya (name)
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| Pronunciation | pronounced [ˈzɑkɑˈriːjɑ] |
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| Gender | male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Zechariah (Hebrew זְכַרְיָה) |
| Meaning | God has remembered |
| Region of origin | Arab world, Muslim world |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zekeria etc. |
| Variant form(s) | Zacharias, Zachary etc. |
| Related names | Zakarya ((Persian زكريا)) |
Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria or Zekeriya, Arabic: زكريّا, or Arabic: ذكريّا is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God has remembered".[1]
Ancient times
- Zechariah (priest), the father of John the Baptist
Medieval era
- Zakariyya al-Ansari (c.1420–1520), Egyptian historian and Islamic scholar
- Zakariya al-Qazwini, Persian physician
- Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, Persian philosopher and scientist
- Baha-ud-din Zakariya, Pakistani Sufi
- Abu Zakariya, founder and first ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya
Modern times
Given name
- Zakariyya Ahmad (1896–1961), 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
- Zakaria Azmi, Egyptian politician
- Zakaria Charara, Lebanese footballer
- Zekeria Ebrahimi (born 1996), Afghan actor known for The Kite Runner
- Zakariya Essabar, Moroccan al-Qaeda member
- Zakaria Goneim (1905–1959), Egyptian archaeologist
- Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes (1895–1952), Indonesian doctor
- Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi, Sunni Muslim scholar of the Indian subcontinent
- Zakaria Khan, birth name of Indian actor Jayant
- Zakaria Mohieddin (born 1918), Egyptian military officer, former Prime Minister of Egypt
- Zakariyyā Mūsawiy (born 1968), French citizen convicted of conspiracy to kill
- Zakaria Al Omari, Syrian footballer
- Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (1929–1973), birth name of Malaysian film actor, director and songwriter P. Ramlee
- Zakaria Tamer (born 1931), Syrian author
- Zakaria Zubeidi, Palestinian militant leader
Surname
- Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author
- Mohammed Zakariya, American calligrapher
- Moufdi Zakaria, Algerian poet and writer
See also
- Az-Zakariyya, Palestinian village depopulated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
- Bahauddin Zakariya University
- Zechariah (given name)
- Zacharias (surname)
- Zechariah (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with Zakari
- All pages with titles beginning with Zekeri
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