Zachary
زاكاريIn Arabic
- Meaning
- English form of Zechariah: 'Yahweh has remembered'
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- English, Hebrew
- Other spellings
- Zachariah, Zacharie, Zack
Islamic naming guidance
- Recommended
- In the Qur’an
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Name of a prophet
English form of Zechariah, the prophet Zakariya whom the Qur'an names. The ruling follows the Arabic name; a scholar should confirm that it carries over to the English spelling.
Confidence: high
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