Zacharias

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Zacharias

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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.

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A male given name from Koine Greek, alternative form of Zechariah and Zachary.

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@misc{zacharias_2026,
  title = {Zacharias},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zacharias},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}