Gender:
Origin:
Hebrew
13 famous people named Zechariah found on Wikipedia.
9512 male, 13 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
762-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
636-th in year 2001
Used in: Biblical, English
The male given name Zechariah is derived from the Hebrew זְכַרְיָה, meaning "Yahweh Has Remembered". It is a theophoric name, the ending -iah being a short Hebrew form for the Tetragrammaton.
It has many variant forms and spellings including Sachariah (Scottish Gaelic), Sakari (Finnish), Sakari(a)s (Faroese), Cherian (Malayalam), Skaria, Xackary, Zacarías, Zaccaria, Zaccharia, Zacharia, Zachariah, Zakharia, Zacharias, Zaharia, Zakaria, Zachery, Zakarija, Zakariya, Sakariye, Zakariyya, Zachary, Zachari, Zackary, Zakary, Zekerijah and Zekeriya.
Common shortened forms of the name are Zach, Zack and Zac, which may also be given names in their own right.
Masc. proper name, Biblical 11th of the Twelve Prophets; see Zachariah.
The Lord remembers.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Zechariah | Figure in the Bible, priest, the husband of Elisabeth who is the cousin of Mary the mother of Jesus | |
2 | Zichariah | Hebrew Prohpet | |
3 | Zechariah Chafee | 1885 | American judicial philosopher and civil libertarian |
4 | Zechariah ben Jehoiada | Prophet of the Tanaka | |
5 | Zechariah of Israel | ||
6 | Zechariah Dhahiri | Yemeni poet | |
7 | Zechariah Aghmati | 1120 | Rabbi, Talmudist |
8 | Zechariah of Lyon | ||
9 | Zechariah Mendel ben Aryeh Leib of Cracow | Polish rabbi | |
10 | Zechariah Green | 1817 | British philanthropist |
11 | Zechariah Buck | 1798 | British musician |
12 | Zechariah Mendel ben Aryeh Leib | Galician rabbi | |
13 | Zechariah Puoric Matuong |