Boys' names
Zakariya
Allah remembers
زَكَرِيَّا
Zakariya
Allah remembers
Direct Quranicboyhebraic
Pronunciation
Zakariya
Arabic
زَكَرِيَّا
Gender
Boy
Origin
Hebraic
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah Maryam 19:2-7
Alternate spellings
ZakariaZechariah
Origin & meaning
The Prophet Zakariya ﷺ, guardian of Maryam, father of Yahya. Famous for the dua of a child in old age.
Quranic source
Surah Maryam 19:2-7
Notable bearers
- · The Prophet Zakariya ﷺ
Themes
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).