Zechariah

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The male given name Zechariah is derived from the Hebrew זְכַרְיָה, meaning "Jehovah/Yahweh has remembered." It is a theophoric name, the ending -iah being a short Hebrew form for the Tetragrammaton.

It has many variant forms and spellings including Zaccaria, Zacharia, Zachariah, Zacharias, Zakaria, Zakariya, Zakariyya, Zachary, Zackary, Zakary, Zekeriya, Zekerijah, Zakarija, Xackary, Sachairi (Scottish Gaelic) and Skaria.

A common shortened form of the name is Zach (again with various spellings including Zac, Zack and Zak), which may also be a given name in itself.

People with this name include:

Biblical

• Zechariah ben Jehoiada, martyred son of the High Priest in the times of Ahaziah and Joash
  • See also Tomb of Zechariah, a monument named after him in Jerusalem
• Zechariah of Israel, king of Israel and son of Jeroboam
• Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), a prophet of the kingdom of Judah
  • See also his writings, the Book of Zechariah
• Zechariah (priest), the father of John the Baptist
  • See also Islamic view of Zechariah
• Several more minor Bible characters, listed at Zechariah (biblical)

Medieval era

• Zacharias I of Makuria, c. 722, Nubian ruler
• Pope Zachary (741-752), Greek-Calabrian Catholic saint and Pope
• Zachariah (Khazar), 9th century Khagan of the Khazars
• Zacharias III of Makuria (c.822-c.854), Nubian ruler
• Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakarīya al-Rāzi (also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes") (865-925 AD), Persian (Iranian) physician, philosopher and scholar
• Pope Zacharias of Alexandria (1004-1032), Coptic Pope

Modern times

• Zacarias, a Brazilian actor, regular cast member of comedy film series Os Trapalhões
• Zakaria Abdulla, Kurdish pop music star
• Zakariyya Ahmad, Egyptian musician and composer
• Zakaria Alaoui, Moroccan football goalkeeper
• Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi, first Saudi female commercial airline pilot
• Zakaria Amara, accused of plotting terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario
• Zacharias Barbitsiotis (1759-1804), Greek klepht
• Zachary Boyd, (1585-1653) Scottish Religious Thinker
• Zachary Braff (born 1975), American actor
• Zachary Brino (born 1998), American child actor
• Zachary Browne (born 1985), American actor
• Zecharias Frankel (1801-1875), Bohemian-German rabbi and historian
• Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born 1969), American comedian, actor, and writer
• Zakaria Goneim (1905-1959), Egyptian archaeologist
• Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes (1895-1952), Indonesian doctor
• Zakaria Khan, birth name of Indian actor Jayant
• Zachary Levi (born 1980), American actor
• Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal (1769-1843), German jurist
• Zakaria Mohieddin (born 1918), Egyptian military officer, former Prime Minister of Egypt
• Zacarias Moussaoui (born 1968), French-Moroccan man convicted of participation in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
• Zakaria Paliashvili, Georgian classical music composer
• Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (1929-1973), birth name of Malaysian film actor, director and songwriter P. Ramlee
• Zachary Richard (born 1950), American singer-songwriter
• Zachariah Selwyn (born 1975), American singer-songwriter, actor, and writer
• Zecharia Sitchin (born 1922), American author promoting the ancient astronaut theory
• Zakaria Tamer (born 1931), Syrian writer
• Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), American military leader and the twelfth President of the USA
• Zacharias Topelius (1818-1898), Finland-Swedish author
• Zachery Ty Bryan (born 1981), American actor
• Zachary Quinto (born 1977), American actor
• Zakaria Zubeidi, leader of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades

Known chiefly by the short form of the name

• Zach Braff (born 1975), American actor known for his role in television series Scrubs
• Zach Day (born 1978), major league baseball player
• Zac Efron (born 1987), American actor known for his role in High School Musical.
• Zack Esposito (born 1983), American amateur wrestler
• Zac Foley (1970 - 2002), British musician, bass guitarist for EMF
• Zac Farro (born 1990), Drummer for Paramore
• Zach Galifianakis (born 1969), American comedian
• Zack Greinke (born 1983), American Major League baseball player
• Zac Hanson (born 1985), American musician, drummer for Hanson
• Zach Jackson (born 1983), American Major League baseball player
• Zak Keith, British guitarist
• Zach Kosnitzky, Kid Nation Participant
• Zach Parise (born 1984), American ice hockey player
• Zac Posen (born 1980), American fashion designer
• Zack de la Rocha (born 1970), lead singer of Rage Against the Machine
• Zack Shada (born 1992), American actor
• Zack Simpson, American inventor, scientist, and engineer
• Zack Snyder (born 1966), American film director and screenwriter
• Zak Starkey (born 1965), English drummer for The Who and Oasis
• Zack Werner, Canadian artist, producer, lawyer, and manager in the music industry
• Zacky Vengeance (Born 1981), rhythm guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold.
• Zack Wheat (1888-1972), American Major League Baseball player
• Zach Whitmarsh (born 1977), Canadian track and field athlete

Fictional people and characters

• Zack Addy in television series Bones
• Zack Allan in television series Babylon 5
• Zack Braden, the janitor in television series Scrubs
• Zak Dingle in British soap Emmerdale
• Zack Fair in role-playing game Final Fantasy VII and its spin-offs
• Zakk Irius in anime and manga series Death Note
• Zack (Zacharias) Lane in the novel Zack by William Bell
• Zack Martin in television series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
• Zak McKracken, hero of adventure game Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
• Zack Morris in television series Saved by the Bell
• Zack Taylor in television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Zack (Battlestar Galactica)
• Zack, character in computer game The Daedalus Encounter
• Zack (Dead or Alive) in video game series Dead or Alive
• Zach (comics), mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe
• Zak (TUGS) in television series TUGS
• Zack, one of the titular characters in Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

See also

• Zacharias (surname)
• Zack (disambiguation page)
• Zechariah (disambiguation page)
• All pages beginning with Zac
• All pages beginning with Zak
• All pages beginning with Zec

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