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Zakaria

/za-ka-REE-ya/Fulani & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

Arabic form of Zachariah/Zakariya, meaning “God remembers.”

In Fulani

How to say it
za-ka-REE-ya
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZakariaZakariya

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
za-ka-REE-ah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nicknames & short forms

Zak

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
zah-kah-REE-yah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZakariaZakariyaZacharia

Nicknames & short forms

Zak

From the same family