Zacharias
name
name ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Zechariah. alt-of, alternative
- 2 A male given name from Hebrew.
Synonyms
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More examples"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.