Jakariya

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proper noun

A male given name from Bengali, equivalent to English Zachary.

OriginBengali জাকারিয়া ← Arabic زَكَرِيَّا ← Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jakaria · alternative Jakarria

  1. alternativeIslamAlternative form of Zakariya and (biblical) Zechariah.
  2. A male given name from Bengali, equivalent to English Zachary.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
zechariah

Origin

  1. Hebrewזְכַרְיָה“Yahweh has remembered”
  2. Classical Syriacܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ
  3. Arabicزَكَرِيَّا
  4. Bengaliজাকারিয়া
  5. EnglishJakariya

From Bengali জাকারিয়া (jakariẏa), from Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā), from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ (z'ḵaryāʾ), from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (z'kharyá, “Yahweh has remembered”). Doublet of Zach, Zachary, Zacharias, Zachariah, Zechariah, and Zakariya.

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APA

Jakariya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jakariya

MLA

“Jakariya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jakariya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jakariya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jakariya.

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