| Zechariah | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | God has remembered |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Related names | Zachary, Zacharias, Zack, etc. |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Zechariah |
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The male given name Zechariah is derived from the Hebrew זְכַרְיָה, meaning "God has remembered." It is a theophoric name, the ending -iah being a short Hebrew form for the Tetragrammaton. It has many variant forms and spellings including Zacharia, Zachariah, Zacharias, Zakaria, Zakariya, Zakariyya, Zachary, Zackary, Zakary, Zekeriya, and Skaria. A common shortened form of the name is Zack, or also Zach (again with various spellings). People with this name include:
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Biblical
- Zechariah ben Jehoiada, martyred son of the High Priest in the times of Ahaziah and Joash
- See also Tomb of Zechariah, a monument named after him in Jerusalem
- Zechariah of Israel, king of Israel and son of Jeroboam
- Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), a prophet of the kingdom of Judah
- See also his writings, the Book of Zechariah
- Zechariah (priest), the father of John the Baptist
- See also Islamic view of Zechariah
- Several more minor Bible characters, listed at Zechariah (biblical)
Medieval era
- Zacharias I of Makuria, c. 722, Nubian ruler
- Pope Zachary (741-752), Greek-Calabrian Catholic saint and Pope
- Zachariah (Khazar), 9th century Khagan of the Khazars
- Zacharias III of Makuria (c.822-c.854), Nubian ruler
- Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakarīya al-Rāzi (also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes") (865-925 AD), Persian (Iranian) physician, philosopher and scholar
- Pope Zacharias of Alexandria (1004-1032), Coptic Pope
Modern times
- Zacarias, a Brazilian actor, regular cast member of comedy film series Os Trapalhões
- Zakaria Abdulla, Kurdish pop music star
- Zakariyya Ahmad, 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.
- Zacharias Barbitsiotis (1759-1804), Greek klepht
- Zachary Braff (born 1975), American actor
- Zachary Brino (born 1998), American child actor
- Zachary Browne (born 1985), American actor
- Zachary Dug (born recently), Canadian albatross
- Zecharias Frankel (1801-1875), Bohemian-German rabbi and historian
- Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born 1969), American comedian, actor, and writer
- Zakaria Goneim (1905-1959), Egyptian archaeologist
- Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes (1895-1952), Indonesian doctor
- Zakaria Khan, birth name of Indian actor Jayant
- Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal (1769-1843), German jurist
- Zakaria Mohieddin (born 1918), Egyptian military officer, former Prime Minister of Egypt
- Zacarias Moussaoui (born 1968), French-Moroccan man convicted of participation in the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks
- Zakaria Paliashvili, Georgian classical music composer
- Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (1929-1973), birth name of Malaysian film actor, director and songwriter P. Ramlee
- Zachary Richard (born 1950), American singer-songwriter
- Zecharia Sitchin (born 1922), American author promoting the ancient astronaut theory
- Zakaria Tamer (born 1931), Syrian writer
- Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), American military leader and the twelfth President of the USA
- Zacharias Topelius (1818-1898), Finland-Swedish author
- Zachery Ty Bryan (born 1981), American actor
- Zakaria Zubeidi, leader of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
