Zechariah, with many variant forms and spellings such as Zachariah and Zacharias, is a theophoric masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning " God remembers". It comes from the Hebrew word '' zakar'', meaning to remember, and ''yah'', one of the names of the

God of Israel God of Israel may refer to: * God in Judaism, God as understood in Jewish theological discussion * Yahweh, the national god of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah * Tetragrammaton, the four Hebrew letters YHWH as the name of God, and various ...

. Though Zechariah is the original transliteration of the name and used in the English translation of the

Book of Zechariah The Book of Zechariah, attributed to the Hebrew prophet Zechariah, is included in the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible. Historical context Zechariah's prophecies took place during the reign of Darius the Great and were contemporary ...

, Zachariah, spelled with the letter A instead of the letter E, is more popular, with a common diminutive being Zach (also Zac, Zack, Zacki and Zak). Due to its religious significance, variants of the name exist in numerous languages, and it is also used as a monastic or papal name. The Arabic form of the name, Zakariya, with spelling variants (Zakariyya, Zakaria, Zekaria), is dealt with on a separate dedicated page,

Zakariya Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zekariya, Zakaryah etc, ar, زَكَرِيَّاء or زَكَرِيَّا) is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God has remembered".

Variants

* Albanian:(Zeqiri,Zekiri) *

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: (Zakaria) *

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated i ...

( Syriac): ܙܟ݂ܲܪܝܵܐ (Zkharya) * Armenian: Զաքարիա (Zakʿaria) *

Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...

: Zəkəriyyə * Belarusian: Захар (Zachar) *

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: যাকারিয়া, জাকারিয়া (Zakariya, Jakariya) * Bulgarian: Захария (Zahari) * Bosnian: Zekerijah *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

: Zacaries *

Chinese Simplified Simplified Chinese characters are standardized Chinese characters used in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore, as prescribed by the ''Table of General Standard Chinese Characters''. Along with traditional Chinese characters, they are on ...

: 撒迦利亚 (Sājiālìyǎ) * Chinese Traditional: 撒迦利亞 (Sājiālìyǎ) *Czech: Zachariáš * Danish: Sakarias, Zacharias, Zakarias *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

: Zachary, Zachery, Zachare, Zacharia, Zackary, Zackery, Zaqueri, Zechariah * Faroese: Sakarias, Sakaris, Sakir, Ziska * Filipino: Zacarias * Finnish: Sakari, Sakke, Saku *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Zacharie *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

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

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Ζαχαρίας (Zacharias) *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: (Zechariah, Zekharyah) *

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

: ज़कारिया (Zaʾkāriyā) * Hungarian: Zakariás * Indonesian: Zakaria, Zakharia, Zakariya * Italian: Zaccaria * Japanese: ザカリア (Zakaria) *

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

: ಜಚರಿಯ (Jacariya) * Korean: 즈카르야 (Jeukarya) or 스가랴 (Seugarya) * Kurdish: Zekerîya *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

: Zacharias * Lithuanian: Zakaras, Zakarijas, Zacharijas, Zacharijus, Zakys *

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...

: Захариј (Zaharij) * Malay: Zakaria *

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

(

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Ca ...

, India): Skaria, Scaria, Sakaria, Sakariah, Cherian, Kuncherian *

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

: Hakaraia * Persian: (Zakariya, Zechariah, Zachariah) * Polish: Zachariasz * Portuguese: Zacarías *

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: ਜ਼ਕਰਯਾਹ (Zakarayāha) *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania ** Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditiona ...

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

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

: Sachairi, Sagairi, Sagaire *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also * * * Old Serbian (disambiguation ...

: Захарије (Zaharije), Захарија (Zaharija), Зарија (Zarija), Зарије (Zarije) * Slovak: Zachariáš *

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...

: Zaharija *

Somali Somali may refer to: Horn of Africa * Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region ** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis ** Somali culture ** Somali cuisine ** Somali language, a Cushitic language ** Somali ...

: Sakariye, Sekaryaah * Spanish: Zacarías *

Sindhi Sindhi may refer to: *something from, or related to Sindh, a province of Pakistan * Sindhi people, an ethnic group from the Sindh region * Sindhi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them People with the name * Sarkash Sindhi (1940–2012 ...

: (Zaʾkāriyā) * Swahili: Zakaria * Swedish: Sakarias, Zacharias, Zakarias *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, na ...

: ஜக்கரியா (Jakkariyā) * Thai: ซาคาเรีย (Sākhāreīy) * Turkish: Zekeriya, Zekeriyya *

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

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

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ve ...

: זכריה

People

The list includes people with the monastic or papal name Zacharias or Zachariah. For people with the Arabic variants of this name, see

(includes the variants Zakariyya, Zakaria, Zekaria).

Biblical

Zechariah (Hebrew prophet) Zechariah ''Zakariya or ''Zakkariya''; el, Ζαχαρίας ''Zakharias''; la, Zacharias. was a person in the Hebrew Bible traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets. Prophet T ...

, a prophet of the kingdom of Judah *

Zechariah (New Testament figure) Zechariah ( he, זְכַרְיָה ''Zəḵaryāh'', "remember Yah"; el, Ζαχαρίας; Zacharias in KJV; Zachary in the Douay–Rheims Bible; Zakariyya ( ar, زكـريـا, Zakariyyā) in Islamic tradition) is a figure in the New Testam ...

, the father of John the Baptist, also mentioned in the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , ...

as Zakariya *Minor Bible characters ** Zechariah (list of biblical figures)#Minor characters lists several minor figures **

Zechariah ben Jehoiada Zechariah ben Jehoiada ''Zəḵaryā ben-Yǝhōyāḏāʿ''; ar, زكريّا بن يهوياداع ''Zakariya bin Yehuyada'') is a figure in the Hebrew Bible described as a priest who was stoned to death by Jehoash of Judah and may possibly h ...

, son of the High Priest from the times of Ahaziah and Joash, martyred by the latter **

Zechariah of Israel Zechariah ( he, זְכַרְיָה ''Zəḵaryāh'', meaning "remembered by Yah"; also ''Zachariah'', ''Zacharias''; la, Zacharias) was the fourteenth king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel, and son of Jeroboam II. Zechariah became ...

, king of Israel (reigned for 6 months in c. 752 BCE), son of Jeroboam

Orthodox saints, venerables, martyrs

* Venerable Martyr Zacharias, by drowning in the sea, Orthodox saint and hosiomartyr commemorated on 21 October *Zacharias the Martyr, by drowning in the sea, Orthodox martyr, commemorated on October 22nd (either same as, or different from, saint commemorated on 21 October)Holy Martyr Zacharias
at johnsanidopoulos.com, retrieved 7 August 2021. * Zachariah (d. 724), one of the 63 Martyrs of Jerusalem, Orthodox saint and martyr commemorated on October 21st *Venerable Zachariah the Recluse of Egypt, Orthodox saint commemorated on 24 March * Venerable Zachariah, Faster of the

Kiev Caves Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra ( uk, Києво-Печерська лавра, translit=Kyievo-Pecherska lavra, russian: Киево-Печерская лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Ea ...

(12th century), Orthodox saint commemorated on 24 March * New Martyr Zachariah of Patrai in

Morea The Morea ( el, Μορέας or ) was the name of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The name was used for the Byzantine province known as the Despotate of the Morea, by the Ottom ...

(d. 1782)

Antiquity through early modern period

In chronological order: * Zacharias of Vienne (died 106), Bishop of Vienne * Zacharias Rhetor or Scholasticus (c. 465-after 536), bishop of Mytilene and author of the ''Historia Ecclesiastica'' *

Zacharias of Jerusalem Zacharias of Jerusalem was the Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Church of Jerusalem from 609 to 632. Zacharias spent most of his patriarchate as a prisoner of the Sasanian Emperor Khosrow II following the Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem. He is comme ...

( 609–632), patriarch of Jerusalem, Orthodox saint *

Pope Zachary Pope Zachary ( la, Zacharias; 679 – March 752) was the bishop of Rome from 28 November 741 to his death. He was the last pope of the Byzantine Papacy. Zachary built the original church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, forbade the traffic of sla ...

(679–752), also known as Zacharias (Gr., Lat.), the last Greek bishop of Rome (741–752) * Zacharias I of Makuria (c. 722), Nubian ruler * Zachariah (Khazar), 9th-century Khagan of the Khazars known to have ruled c. 861 * Zacharias I of Makuria ( 722), Nubian king *

Zacharias III of Makuria Zacharias III ( ar, Zakarya ibn-Bahnas, script=Latn, italic=no) (c. 822c. 854) was ruler of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria. In 833, he ceased paying the Baqt to the rulers of Egypt, and prepared to fight the Abbasid Caliph al-Mu'tasim (833-842) ove ...

(c. 822-c. 854), Nubian ruler * Zachariah (Khazar), 9th century khagan of the Khazars known to have ruled c. 861 *

Zacharias I of Armenia Catholicos Zacharias I of Armenia was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church , native_name_lang = hy , icon = Armenian Apostolic Church logo.svg , icon_width = 100px , icon_alt = , image ...

(died 876), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church *

Pope Zacharias of Alexandria Pope Zacharias of Alexandria, was the 64th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was a native of Alexandria and was an ordained priest there. He was chaste and gentle in disposition. According to Abu al-Makarim, writing ...

(1004–1032), Coptic pope * Zacharias Chrysopolitanus (died 1155), Greek scholar * Zacharias Ferreri (1479–1524), Italian monk and papal legate * Zacharias Calliergi ( 1499–1515), Greek Renaissance humanist and scholar * Zacharias Ursinus (1534–1583), German theologian * Zacharias Stopius (born 1535), Latvian astronomer * Zacharias Dolendo (1561–1601), Dutch engraver * Zacharias Heyns (1566–1630), Dutch printer and engraver * Zacharias Paulusz ( 1580–1648), Dutch Golden Age portrait painter *

Zacharias Janssen Zacharias Janssen; also Zacharias Jansen or Sacharias Jansen; 1585 – pre-1632) was a Dutch spectacle-maker who lived most of his life in Middelburg. He is associated with the invention of the first optical telescope and/or the first truly ...

(1585– 1632), Dutch scientist * Zacharias Traber (1611–1678), Austrian physician * Zacharias Wagenaer (1614–1668), German governor * Zacharias Blyhooft ( 1630–1681), Dutch painter *

Zacharias Longuelune Zacharias Longuelune (1669 — 30 November 1748) was a French architect and master builder who worked in the second half of his life for the royal court in Dresden. His design style was French Baroque and Classicism. Longuelune was born in Paris ...

(1669–1748), French architect * Zacharias Allewelt (1682–1744), Danish-Norwegian sea captain * Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach (1683–1734), German book collector *

Zacharias Hildebrandt Zacharias Hildebrandt (1688, Münsterberg, Silesia – 11 October 1757, Dresden, Saxony) was a German organ builder. In 1714 his father Heinrich Hildebrandt, a cartwright master, apprenticed him to the famous organbuilder Gottfried Silber ...

(1688–1757), German organ builder

Single name (modern)

*Zacharia, pen name of

Paul Zacharia Paul Zacharia, popularly known mononymously as Zacharia, is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. Known for his body of literary works composed of short stories, novellas, travelogues, screenplays, essays, columns and children's books, Zacha ...

(born 1945), Indian writer of Malayalam literature *Zachariah or

Zachariah Selwyn Zachariah "Zach" Selwyn (born April 23, 1975), also known as simply Zachariah, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, host and writer best known for hosting the series ''America's Secret Slang'', '' Guinness World Records Gone Wild!'', ''Att ...

(born 1975), American singer-songwriter, actor, and writer * Zacarias, stage name of Brazilian comedian Mauro Faccio Gonçalves, cast member of comedy series ''

Os Trapalhões Os Trapalhões () was a Brazilian comedy group and a television series of the same name created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé (Dedé Santana), Zacarias (Zacarias (Os Trapalhões), Zacarias Gonçalves), Mussum (Mussum, Carlinhos Mussum) ...

'' *Zacarías (el Perico), performing name of Mexican professional wrestler Mini Máximo (born 1989) * Zacharias (klepht), (1759–1804), Greek klepht *Zakarias, pen-name of Finnish writer Adéle Weman (1844-1936)

Late modern and contemporary (born after 1750)

Arranged by order of the last name. * Zacharias Adoni (born 1999), Cypriot footballer * Zacharias Aprem (born 1966), Indian bishop * Zacharias Athanasios (1909–1977), Syro-Malankara Catholic bishop *

Zacharias Barbitsiotis Zacharias Pantelakos ( el, Ζαχαριάς Παντελάκος; 22 October 1759 – 20 July 1804), nicknamed Barbitsiotis ( el, Μπαρμπιτσιώτης) but more commonly known as ''Kapetan'' Zacharias ( el, Καπετάν Ζαχαριά ...

(1759–1804), Greek revolutionary * Zaqueri Black (born 1992), a.k.a. Aphromoo, e-Sports support *Zackery Bowen (died 2006), whose murder of Adriane "Addie" Hall and subsequent suicide are prominently featured in Ethan Brown's 2009 book '' Shake the Devil Off: A True Story of the Murder that Rocked New Orleans'' * Zacharias Chaliabalias (1946–2020), Greek footballer * Zacharias Charalambous (born 1971), Cypriot footballer * Zacharias Dase (1824–1861), German mental calculator * Zacharias "Zack" de la Rocha (born 1970), American singer-songwriter and activist; vocalist of

Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to simply Rage) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commer ...

Zecharias Frankel Zecharias Frankel, also known as Zacharias Frankel (30 September 1801 – 13 February 1875) was a Bohemian-German rabbi and a historian who studied the historical development of Judaism. He was born in Prague and died in Breslau. He was the fo ...

, (1801–1875), Bohemian-German rabbi and historian * Zacharias Hackzell (1751–1804), Swedish chief of police * Zacharias Heinesen (born 1936), Danish painter * Zacharias Jimenez (1947–2018), Filipino Roman Catholic bishop *

Zacharias Kavousakis Zacharias Kavousakis ( el, Ζαχαρίας Καβουσάκης, born 11 January 1989) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League 2 club Panserraikos. Career Kavousakis started his career with local Heraklion ...

(born 1989), Greek footballer * Zacharias Kunuk (born 1957), Canadian Inuk producer and director * Zacharias Lewala ( 1908), Namibian miner * Zacharias Richard Mahabane (1881–1971), South African politician *

Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews Zachariah Keodirelang "ZK" Matthews (20 October 1901 – 11 May 1968) was a prominent black academic in South Africa, lecturing at South African Native College (renamed University of Fort Hare in 1955), where many future leaders of the African ...

(1901–1968), Tswana South African anthropologist * Zacarias Moussaoui (born 1968), French-Moroccan man convicted of participation in the

September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commer ...

* Zacharias Mellebye (1781–1854), Norwegian politician *

Zacharias Papantoniou Zacharias Papantoniou ( el, Ζαχαρίας Παπαντωνίου, ''Zacharias Papandoniou'') was a Greek writer. He was born in Karpenissi of Evrytania in February 1877 and died in Athens in 1940. He spent the first years of his life in Gran ...

(1877–1940), Greek writer and journalist * Zechariah Puoric Matuong, South Sudanese politician * Zecharia Sitchin (1920–2010), American author promoting the ancient astronaut theory *

Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to th ...

(1784–1850), 12th

president of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...

(1849–1850) * Zacharias Theodorou (born 1993), Cypriot footballer * Zacharias Topelius (1818–1898), Finland-Swedish author * Zacharias Werner (1768–1823), German poet and priest

Fictional characters

*Brother Zachariah, the name taken on by James Carstairs in the series '' The Infernal Devices'' and ''

The Mortal Instruments ''The Mortal Instruments'' is a series of six young adult fantasy novels written by American author Cassandra Clare, the last of which was published on May 27, 2014. ''The Mortal Instruments'' is chronologically the third series of a planned fi ...

'' * Zachariah (''Supernatural''), an angel in the American TV series ''

Supernatural Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...

'' * Zacharias Smith in the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at ...

'' series *Zachory Taylor in '' The Secret Life of Bees'' *Zack (Zacharias) Lane in the novel ''Zack'' by William Bell

References

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