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Zakariya

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

Arabic form of Zachariah, meaning “God remembers.”

In Fulani

How to say it
za-ka-REE-ya
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZakariyaZakaria

From the same family

In Yoruba

How to say it
zah-kah-REE-yah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

From the same family