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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]]. |
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It has many variant forms and spellings including Sachariah ([[Scottish Gaelic]]),<ref>''Am Bìoball Gàidhlig'' (1992) Comann-Bhìoball Dùthchail na h-Alba ISBN 0-901518-10-7</ref> Sakari ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]), Cherian (Malayalam), Skaria, Xackary, Zacarías, Zaccaria, Zaccharia, Zacharia, Zachariah, Zacharias, Zaharia, Zakaria, Zachery, Zakarija, Zakariya, Sakariye, Zakariyya, Zachary, Zachari, Zackary, Zakary, Zekerijah and Zekeriya. |
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Common shortened forms of the name are [[Zach]] and [[Zack (given name)|Zack]], which may also be given names in their own right. |
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==Variants== |
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*[[Arabic language|Arabic]]: Zakariya |
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*[[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Զաքարիյա (Zakariya) |
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*[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Zahari<ref name="behindthename">http://www.behindthename.com/name/zechariah</ref> |
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*[[English language|English]]: Zachary, Zachery, Zacharia, Zackery |
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*[[Finnish language|Finnish]]: Sakari, Sakke, Saku |
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*[[French language|French]]: Zacharie |
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*[[Greek language|Greek]]: Ζαχαρίας (Zacharias) |
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*[[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: Zechariah, Zeckeriah, Zekharyah<ref name="behindthename" /> |
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*[[Italian language|Italian]]: Zaccaria |
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*[[Latin language|Latin]]: Zaccharias<ref name="behindthename" /> |
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*[[Malayalam]] ([[Kerala]], India): Skaria, Scaria, Sakaria, Sakariah, Cherian,<ref>Cherian: variant of Zacharias among Kerala Christians. The final -n is a Malayalam masculine suffix. Cherian is only found as a given name in India, but in the diaspora it is also used as a surname. ''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4, cited at [http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=cherian Ancestry.com]. Retrieved 10 July 2012.</ref> Kuncherian{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} |
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*[[Polish language|Polish]]: Zachariasz, Zachary |
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*[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Zacarías |
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*[[Russian language|Russian]]: Захарий (Zakhariy; old-fashioned; church form; neutral form – Захар), Zakhar<ref name="behindthename" />; name relatively rare in modern usage; made basis for a more frequent family name Захаров (Zakharov). |
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*[[Scottish Gaelic Language|Scottish Gaelic]]: Sachairi, Sagairi, Sagaire |
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*[[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Захарије (Zaharije), Зарија (Zarija), Зарије (Zarije) |
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*[[Somali Language|Somali]]: Sakariye |
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*[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Zacarías |
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*[[Turkish language|Turkish]]: Zekeriya |
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*[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Zahariy, Zahar (Захар (-ій)) |
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==People== |
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===Biblical=== |
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*[[Zechariah ben Jehoiada]], martyred son of the High Priest in the times of Ahaziah and Joash |
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*[[Zechariah of Israel]], king of Israel and son of Jeroboam |
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*[[Zechariah (Hebrew prophet)]], a prophet of the kingdom of Judah |
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*[[Zechariah (priest)]], the father of John the Baptist |
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*Several more minor Bible characters, listed at [[Zechariah (biblical)]] |
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===Medieval era=== |
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*[[Zacharias Rhetor]] or Scholasticus (c. 465-after 536), bishop and author of the ''Historia Ecclesiastica'' |
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*[[Zacharias I of Makuria]] (c. 722{{clarify|date=February 2013}}), Nubian ruler |
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*[[Zachariah (Khazar)]], 9th century Khagan of the Khazars known to have ruled c. 861 |
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*[[Zacharias III of Makuria]] (c. 822-c. 854), Nubian ruler |
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*[[Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakarīya al-Rāzi]] (also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes") (865–925), Persian (Iranian) physician, philosopher and scholar |
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*[[Pope Zacharias of Alexandria]] (1004–1032), Coptic Pope |
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===Modern era=== |
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*Zacarias, Brazilian actor, regular cast member of comedy film series ''[[Os Trapalhões]]'' |
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*[[Zacharias (klepht)]] (1759–1804), Greek klepht |
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*[[Zakaria Abdulla]], Kurdish singer |
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*[[Zakaria Botros]], Coptic priest from Egypt |
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*[[Zecharias Frankel]] (1801–1875), Bohemian-German rabbi and historian |
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*[[Zacarias Moussaoui]] (born 1968), French-Moroccan man convicted of participation in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks |
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*[[Zachariah Selwyn]] (born 1975), American singer-songwriter, actor, and writer |
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*[[Zecharia Sitchin]] (born 1922), American author promoting the ancient astronaut theory |
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*[[Zacharias Topelius]] (1818–1898), Finland-Swedish author |
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==Fictional characters== |
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* [[Zacharias Smith]] in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series. |
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* Zack (Zacharias) Lane in the novel ''Zack'' by [[William E. Bell (author)|William Bell]] |
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* [[Characters of Supernatural#Angels|Zachariah]], an angel, [[Castiel (Supernatural)|Castiel]]'s superior in series ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' |
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* Zachry, in the novel ''[[Cloud Atlas (novel)|Cloud Atlas]]'' by [[David Mitchell (author)|David Mitchell]] |
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==See also== |
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*[[Zacharias (surname)]] |
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*[[Zachary]], a male given name |
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*[[Zakariya]], the Arabic form of the name |
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*[[Zach (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Zack (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Zechariah (disambiguation)]] |
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*{{lookfrom|Zac}} |
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*{{lookfrom|Zak}} |
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*{{lookfrom|Zec}} |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{given name|Zechariah (or its variant forms)|nocat}} |
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[[Category:Hebrew masculine given names]] |
Revision as of 09:34, 6 May 2013
Gender | Male |
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Word/name | Hebrew |
Meaning | God Has Remembered |
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Variant form(s) | Zaccary is Awesome |
Nickname(s) | Zac |