Zachariah - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Zachariah \z(a)-cha-

is pronounced zak-a-RYE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the Lord recalled". Variant of Zechariah. Biblical: the name of 31 men, including the prophet who wrote the Book of Zechariah. Zacarias is a Spanish and Portuguese form.

Zachariah has 30 variant forms: Zacaria, Zacarias, Zacary, Zaccaria, Zaccariah, Zaccheus, Zach, Zachaios, Zacharia, Zacharias, Zacharie, Zachary, Zacherish, Zachery, Zacheus, Zack, Zackariah, Zackerias, Zackery, Zackie, Zak, Zakarias, Zakarie, Zakariyyah, Zakery, Zechariah, Zecheriah, Zekariah, Zekeriah and Zeke.

For more information, see also the related name Zephariah.

Baby names that sound like Zachariah are Sachar, Zakari, Zackary, Zackarey and Zaccary.

Zachariah is a somewhat common first name for men (#957 out of 1220) and also a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#66299 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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