MEANING & HISTORY
What does Zacharias mean?
Zacharias is the Greek and Latin transmitted form of Hebrew Zekharyah. The compound joins remembering with the divine name Yahweh.
The final s reflects the Greek-Latin form rather than another meaning. Zachary and Zechariah are related language developments. The name expresses a religious statement, not a prediction about the bearer’s memory.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
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.
A male given name from Koine Greek, alternative form of Zechariah and Zachary.
Wiktionary: Zacharias (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Zacharias
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DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Zacarias Cenita Jimenez
Filipino Roman Catholic bishop (1947-2018)
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Use in Philippine-linked records
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Zacharias in the birth records
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Similar names to Zacharias
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Carias♂Short form of Zacarias; the Lord remembers
- Zachary♂Yahweh has remembered
- Ananias·The Lord is gracious; Greek form of Hananiah
- Nehemías♂Yahweh comforts
- Urias·Latin Uriah: Yahweh is my light
- Zaira♀Italian and Spanish form of Voltaire’s Zaïre
- Deogracias♂Thanks be to God
- Elias♂My God is Yahweh
What rhymes with Zacharias?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
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- Wikidata given-name item Q20174193 — Zacharias (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Zacarias Cenita Jimenez (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20174193 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Zacharias (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Zacharias (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.