Etymology

Zacharias

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

Latin Zacharias ← Koine Greek Ζαχαρίας ← Hebrew זְכַרְיָה
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromזְכַרְיָה“Yahweh has remembered”
  2. Koine Greek · derived fromΖαχαρίας
  3. Latin · borrowed fromZacharias
  4. English todayZacharias

From Latin Zacharias, from Koine Greek Ζαχαρίας (Zakharías), the New Testament form of the figure's name in the Old Testament, Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, “Yahweh has remembered”). Doublet of Zach, Zachary, Zachariah, Zechariah, Zakariya, and Jakariya.

Words from the same roots

LatinZacharias all →

ZacharyZachariah

Koine GreekΖαχαρίας all →

ZacharyZachariah

Hebrewזְכַרְיָה all →

ZacharyZechariahZachariahZakariyaJakariya

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