Zarek - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Zarek \z(a)-

is pronounced ZAR-ek. It is of Polish origin. Nickname or short form of Belshazzar (Babylonian) "Baal protect the king". Biblical: the son of Nebuchadnezzar, and the last king of Babylon. At a famous feast held by Belshazzar, handwriting appeared on the wall of the hall, warning of the king's doom. This led to our saying, "the writing is on the wall".

Baby names that sound like Zarek are Sareek, Saarik, Sariq, Sareeq and Sarge. Other similar baby names are Barek, Darek, Garek, Jarek, Marek, Tarek and Zared.

Zarek is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#41547 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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