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What does Zechariah mean?
Zechariah 
▲ as a name for boys is of Hebrew derivation, and the meaning of the name Zechariah is "the Lord recalled". Zechariah is a version of Zachariah (Hebrew): variation of Zechariah.
ENDS WITH -ah
Variations
VARIANTS Zecheriah, Zachery▼, Zachary▼, Zacharie, Zacharia
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ZACHARIAH Zacaria, Zacarias, Zaccaria, Zaccariah, Zacharias, Zacherish, Zackariah, Zekariah, Zekeriah
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Zechariah Jaquan (Z.J.), ..
How popular is Zechariah?
Zechariah is an uncommon first name for males. Zechariah is also a rare surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Zechariah was first listed in 1980-1989 and reached its peak rank of #636 in the U.S. in 2001, and is presently at #762. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Zechariah (#762 FROM RECENT DATA) are Zacharia, Zachariah (#484), Zacharias, Zacharie, Zachary (#109) and Zachery (#1996). Other forms, like Zekariah, are uncommon. Usage of these forms of Zechariah was more pronounced among parents in the year 1994 (MEDIAN #912) and is now much reduced (#1335, ▼82.8%), with versions like Zachary becoming less trendy. Zachariah and Zechariah are two of the more contemporarily stylish names for newborns in this compilation.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Azariah▲, Elchanah, Gedaliah, Gefaniah, Gephaniah, Gevariah, Gevaryah (see Gevariah), Jedadiah, Jedaiah, Jeriah, Nechemiah (see Nehemiah), Nehemiah▲, Zachaios, Zackerias, Zakarias, Zariah, Zebediah, Zedechiah, Zedekiah, Zefarin, Zephaniah, Zephariah and Zerah. Like Zechariah, these names are not frequently used.
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