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Zechariah (Hebrew זְכַרְיָה), also transliterated as Zachariah and Zacharias, is a theophoric masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "Yahweh remembers." It comes from the Hebrew word zakhar, meaning to remember, and yah, one of the names of the Jewish God. Though Zechariah is the original transliteration of the name and used in the English translation of the Book of Zechariah, Zachariah, spelled with the letter A instead of the letter E, is more popular, with a common diminutive being Zach (also Zac, Zack, and Zak). Due to its religious significance, variants of the name exist in numerous languages.

Variants

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  Albanian: Zekë, Zaho, Zahari(a), Zaqir(i), Zeqir(i)


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  Arabic: زَكَرِيَّا (Zakariya)


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  Armenian: Զաքարիյա (Zakʿariya)


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  Belarusian: Захар (Zachar)


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  Bengali: যাকারিয়া (Zakariya, Jakariya)


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  Bulgarian: Захария (Zahari)^[1]
  


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  Bosnian: Zekerijah


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  Catalan: Zacaries


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  Chinese Simplified: 撒迦利亚 (Sājiālìyǎ)


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  Chinese Traditional: 撒迦利亞 (Sājiālìyǎ)


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  Danish: Sakarias, Zacharias, Zakarias


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  English: Zachary, Zachery, Zachare, Zacharia, Zackery, Zaqueri


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  Faroese: Sakarias, Sakaris, Sakir, Ziska


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  Filipino: Zacarias


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  Finnish: Sakari, Sakke, Saku


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  French: Zacharie


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  German: Zacharias


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  Georgian: ზაქარია (Zakaria, ZakCaria), ზაქრო (Zakro), შაქრო (Shakro)


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  Greek: Ζαχαρίας (Zacharias)


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  Hebrew: זְכַרְיָה (Zechariah, Zeckeriah, Zekharyah)^[1]
  


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  Hindi: ज़कारिया (Zaʾkāriyā)


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  Hungarian: Zakariás


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  Italian: Zaccaria


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  Japanese: ザカリア (Zakaria)


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  Kannada: ಜಚರಿಯ (Jacariya)


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  Korean: 즈카르야 (Jeukarya) or 스가랴 (Seugarya)


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  Kurdish: Zekerîya


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  Latin: Zaccharias^[1]
  


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  Lithuanian: Zakaras, Zakarijas, Zacharijas, Zacharijus, Zakys


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  Macedonian: Захариј (Zaharij)


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  Malayalam (Kerala, India): Skaria, Scaria, Sakaria, Sakariah, Cherian,^[2] Kuncherian^{[citation needed]}
  


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  Maori: Hakaraia


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  Persian: زکریا


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  Polish: Zachariasz, Zachary


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  Portuguese: Zacarías


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  Punjabi: ਜ਼ਕਰਯਾਹ (Zakarayāha)


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  Romanian: Zaharia


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  Russian: Захарий (Zakhariy), Захария (Zakhariya), Захар (Zakhar)


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  Scottish Gaelic: Sachairi, Sagairi, Sagaire


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  Serbian: Захарије (Zaharije), Захарија (Zaharija), Зарија (Zarija), Зарије (Zarije)


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  Slovak: Zachariáš


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  Slovenian: Zaharija


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  Somali: Sakariye, Sekaryaah


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  Spanish: Zacarías


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  Swahili: Zakaria


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  Swedish: Sakarias, Zacharias, Zakarias


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  Sylheti: যাকারিয়া, যাখারিয়া (Zakariya, Zakhariya)


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  Tamil: ஜக்கரியா (Jakkariyā)


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  Thai: ซาคาเรีย (Sākhāreīy)


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  Turkish: Zekeriya, Zekeriyya


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  Ukrainian: Захар (Zakhar), Захарій (Zakhariy), Захарія (Zakhariya)


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  Urdu: زکريّا


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  Yiddish: זכריה

People

Biblical

• Several more minor Bible characters, listed at Zechariah (biblical)
  


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  Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), a prophet of the kingdom of Judah


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  Zechariah (priest), the father of John the Baptist


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  Zechariah ben Jehoiada, martyred son of the High Priest in the times of Ahaziah and Joash


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  Zechariah of Israel, king of Israel and son of Jeroboam

Medieval era

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  Zacharias Rhetor or Scholasticus (c. 465-after 536), bishop and author of the Historia Ecclesiastica
  


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  Zacharias I of Makuria (c. 722^{[clarification needed]}), Nubian ruler


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  Zachariah (Khazar), 9th-century Khagan of the Khazars known to have ruled c. 861


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  Zacharias III of Makuria (c. 822-c. 854), Nubian ruler


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  Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakarīya al-Rāzi (also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes") (865–925), Persian (Iranian) physician, philosopher, and scholar


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  Pope Zacharias of Alexandria (1004–1032), Coptic Pope

Modern era

• Zacarias, Brazilian actor, regular cast member of comedy film series Os Trapalhões
  


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  Zacharias (klepht), (1759–1804), Greek klepht


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  Zakaria Abdulla, Kurdish singer


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  Zaqueri Black, (1992–present), e-Sports support (known as Aphromoo)


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  Zakaria Botros, Coptic priest from Egypt


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  Zecharias Frankel, (1801–1875), Bohemian-German rabbi and historian


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  Zacarias Moussaoui, (born 1968), French-Moroccan man convicted of participation in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks


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  Zechariah Puoric Matuong, South Sudanese politician


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  Zachariah Selwyn, (born 1975), American singer-songwriter, actor, and writer


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  Zecharia Sitchin, (born 1922), American author promoting the ancient astronaut theory


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  Zachary Taylor, (born 1784), 12th President of the United States of America


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  Zacharias Topelius, (1818–1898), Finland-Swedish author

Fictional characters

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  Zacharias Smith in the Harry Potter series


• Zack (Zacharias) Lane in the novel Zack by William Bell
  


• Brother Zachariah, the name taken on by James Carstairs in the series The Infernal Devices and The Mortal Instruments
  


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  Zachariah, an angel, Castiel's superior in the TV series Supernatural
  

See also

• Zacharias (surname)


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  Zachary, a male given name


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  Zakariya, the Arabic form of the name


• Zach (disambiguation)


• Zack (disambiguation)


• Zechariah (disambiguation)


• All pages with titles beginning with Zac


• All pages with titles beginning with Zak


• All pages with titles beginning with Zec

References

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