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View Name: Zacharias


ZACHARIAS
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Ζαχαριας (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: zak-ə-RIE-əs (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Greek form of ZECHARIAH. This form of the name is used in most English versions of the New Testament to refer to the father of John the Baptist. It was also borne by an 8th-century pope (called Zachary in English).
Related Names
VARIANTS: Zachariah, Zechariah (Biblical)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Zekharyah (Biblical Hebrew), Zaccharias (Biblical Latin), Zahari (Bulgarian), Zachariah, Zachary, Zechariah, Zac, Zach, Zachery, Zack, Zackary, Zackery, Zak (English), Sakari, Sakke, Saku (Finnish), Zacharie (French), Zachariasz (Polish), Zakhar (Russian), Sachairi (Scottish), Zacarías (Spanish)



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