Zackaria

Zackaria is a form of the name Zacharias and also represents an Arabic variant called Zakariya (زكريا).

What does the name Zackaria mean?

The name Zackaria is derived from Zacharias and is closely related to the Arabic form Zakariya (زكريا). Its origin lies in Ancient Hebrew and means 'God has remembered' or 'God remembers.' The spelling Zackaria is especially common in French-speaking regions. 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), Zaharije (Serbian), Zakaria and Zakariyya (Arabic), as well as Zekeriya (Turkish).

Where does the name Zackaria come from?

The name Zackaria, like the variant Zacharias, has its roots in the Ancient Greek name Ζαχαριας, which in turn goes back to the Hebrew name Sacharja (Hebrew zəkharjāh זְכַרְיָה). Sacharja is the name of one of the 'twelve minor prophets' in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh). The name consists of the Ancient Hebrew components zkr (זכר), meaning 'to remember, to think of, to commemorate,' and jāh (יָה), which stands for 'JHWH/Yahweh (name of God).' Thus, the meaning is 'Yahweh/God has remembered' or 'Yahweh/God remembers.'

How do you pronounce Zackaria?

Zackaria is pronounced like 'Zah-ka-ri-a.'

When is the name day of Zackaria?

The most significant name day for Zackaria falls on September 23.

Popularity

In Germany, Zackaria is among the rarer first names. Currently, it ranks 5,840th on the list of the most common male first names. Its best placement was in 2010, when it reached 2,204th place. Over the last ten years, Zackaria has been chosen as a first name about 20 times, which gives it a 5,784th place in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 5,827th.