Zakareya

Zakareya represents an alternative spelling of the Arabic name زكريا, which is associated with Zacharias. However, this form is comparatively rare.

What does the name Zakareya mean?

Zakareya is an alternative spelling of زكريا, the Arabic equivalent of Zacharias, with the more common transcriptions being Zakaria, Zakariya, or Zakariyya. The name has its roots in Ancient Hebrew and means 'God has remembered' or 'God remembers.' While Zacharias is considered a biblical name, Zakareya is regarded as a Muslim name. In the Quran, Zakareya appears as the name of a prophet of Allah, who is married to Īschāʿ and has a son named Yaḥyā (the Arabic form of John the Baptist). Various international variants of Zacharias include Sachar (Russian), Sakari (Finnish), Sakarias (Swedish), Zacarias (Spanish, Portuguese), Zaccaria (Italian), Zachariasz (Polish), Zacharie (French), Zachary, Zachery, and Zechariah (English), as well as Zaharije (Serbian) and Zekeriya (Turkish).

Where does the name Zakareya come from?

The name Zakareya, like Zacharias, has its roots in the Ancient Greek name Ζαχαριας, which is derived from the Hebrew name Sacharja (Hebrew zəkharjāh זְכַרְיָה). Sacharja is one of the 'twelve minor prophets' and is composed of the Ancient Hebrew elements zkr (זכר), meaning 'to remember, to think of, to commemorate,' and jāh (יָה), which stands for 'JHWH/Yahweh (name of God).' This results in the meaning 'Yahweh/God has remembered' or 'Yahweh/God remembers.'

How do you pronounce Zakareya?

Za-ka-re-ya

Popularity

In Germany, Zakareya is a rare first name. In 2019, it ranked 3,920th on the list of the most common male first names. Its best ranking was in 2018 at 3,918th. Over the last ten years, Zakareya has been used as a first name about 20 times, placing it at 5,888th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 7,040th.