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Pronunciation
  
Arabic: [zakariːjaː]

Language(s)
  
Arabic

Gender
  
male

Meaning
  
God has remembered

Zakariya

Word/name
  
Zechariah (Hebrew זְכַרְיָה)

Region of origin
  
Arab world, Muslim world

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".

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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, Indian / Pakistani Sufi
  • Abu Zakariya, founder and first ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya

    • 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
  • Zakaria Zuffri, Indian cricketer

    • Surname

  • Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author
  • Ibrahim Zakaria
  • Mohammed Zakariya, American calligrapher
  • Moufdi Zakaria, Algerian poet and writer

    • References

    Zakariya Wikipedia
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