Zacharias

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Zechariah. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew.

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"The bizarre movie Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, directed by Zacharias Kunuk, fired up my imagination of the cold Inuit life in the snowy Arctic. I surmise that the Inuit have a Japanesque culture."

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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