Zechariah



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

Meanings

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.

Famous People: 13 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
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