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Zakariye

/zah-kah-REE-yeh/Somali · a boy’s name

“Somali form of Arabic Zakariyyāʾ/Zachariah, the name of a prophet; traditionally interpreted as “God remembers.””

How to say it
zah-kah-REE-yeh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZakariyeZakariya

Nicknames & short forms

Zaki

From the same family

01Aabid“A devoted worshipper of God”Somalimale→︎02Abdi“Arabic-derived: servant of God; a name associated with devotion”Somalimale→︎03Abdijaliil“Servant of the Majestic, a name expressing devotion to God”Somalimale→︎04Abdullahi“Arabic-derived: servant of God”Somalimale→︎05Cabdimaalik“A devoted servant of God, the true King and source of dignity”Somalimale→︎06Cabdirauf“A devoted servant of God, the Most Kind and Compassionate”Somalimale→︎07Cabdirisaaq“A devoted servant of God, the Provider, with a life of generosity”Somalimale→︎08Cabdishakuur“Arabic ʿAbd al-Shakūr: “servant of the Most Appreciative/Most Grateful,” referring to God as al-Shakūr.”Somalimale→︎09Cabdubaasit“Arabic ʿAbd al-Bāsiṭ: “servant of the Expander/Enlarger,” referring to God as al-Bāsiṭ.”Somalimale→︎10Cabdullaahi“Arabic-derived: servant of God; a name expressing devotion and lifelong faithfulness”Somalimale→︎11Cabdulmajiid“A child devoted to God, the Glorious and Honoured”Somalimale→︎12Cabdulwaahid“A child devoted to the One God”Somalimale→︎