Zekirija

Zekirija represents a South Slavic form of Zacharias and corresponds to the Arabic variant Zakariya.

What does the name Zekirija mean?

The name Zekirija is derived from Zacharias and translates from ancient Hebrew to mean 'God has remembered' or 'God remembers.' This specific spelling is primarily found in South Slavic countries, where it is relatively rare. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the similarly sounding spelling Zekerijah is also common. International variants include Sachar (Russian), Sakari (Finnish), Sakarias (Swedish), Zacarias (Spanish, Portuguese), Zaccaria (Italian), Zachariasz (Polish), Zacharie (French), as well as the English forms Zachary, Zachery, and Zechariah. In Arabic, the forms Zakaria and Zakariyya exist, while in Turkish, Zekeriya is used.

Where does the name Zekirija come from?

The name Zekirija, as a variant of Zacharias, has its origins in the ancient Greek name Ζαχαριας, which in turn traces back to the Hebrew name Sacharja (Hebrew zəkharjāh זְכַרְיָה) from the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh). Sacharja is one of the 'twelve minor prophets' and is composed of the ancient Hebrew components zkr (זכר) meaning 'to remember, to think of, to commemorate' and jāh (יָה) meaning 'JHWH/Yahweh (name of God),' conveying the meaning 'Yahweh/God has remembered' or 'Yahweh/God remembers.' The ancient Hebrew word parts zkr (זכר) and jāh (יָה) thus represent the concepts of remembering and the name of God.

How do you pronounce Zekirija?

Ze-ki-ri-ja

When is the name day of Zekirija?

The most significant name day for Zekirija is September 23.

Popularity

In Germany, Zekirija is a rather rare first name. It has not yet appeared in the German name popularity lists. The best ranking that the name Zekirija has achieved so far was in 2018, when it placed 1,826th in the Italian name charts. In the last ten years, Zekirija has been chosen as a first name in Italy fewer than 10 times, placing it 4,357th in the ten-year statistics.

Nicknames & pet names

Rija / Zeki