English Explanatory Dictionary

Zacharias

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative form of Zechariah.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.

Word forms

Zacharias

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζαχαρίας (Zakharías), the New Testament form of the figure's name in the Old Testament, Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, “Yahweh has remembered”). Compare Zachariah and Zechariah.

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