Etymology

Zachariah

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Today it means: A male given name from Hebrew, alternative form of Zechariah and Zachary. Full definition →

Hebrew זְכַרְיָה ← Latin Zacharias ← Koine Greek Ζαχαρίας
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  1. Koine Greek · derived fromΖαχαρίας
  2. Latin · derived fromZacharias
  3. Hebrew · derived fromזְכַרְיָה“Yahweh has remembered”
  4. English todayZachariah

From Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, “Yahweh has remembered”) under influence from Latin Zacharias and Koine Greek Ζαχαρίας (Zakharías). Doublet of Zach, Zachary, Zacharias, Zechariah, Zakariya, and Jakariya.

Words from the same roots

Hebrewזְכַרְיָה all →

ZacharyZechariahZachariasZakariyaJakariya

LatinZacharias all →

ZacharyZacharias

Koine GreekΖαχαρίας all →

ZacharyZacharias

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.