Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Zakariyya Name Meaning in Islam
The Prophet Zakariyya (AS, Zechariah), father of Yaḥyā (John the Baptist).
- Meaning
- The Prophet Zakariyya (AS, Zechariah), father of Yaḥyā (John the Baptist); his prayer for a son is recorded in Sūrah Maryam 19:2-6
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Urdu
- زکریا
- Meaning in Urdu
- جنوبی ایشیائی املا «Zakariyya»۔
- Pronunciation
- za-ka-RIY-ya
- Lucky number
- 4
Is Zakariyya an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Zakariyya is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: The Prophet Zakariyya (AS, Zechariah), father of Yaḥyā (John the Baptist); his prayer for a son is recorded in Sūrah Maryam 19:2-6. Its root appears in the Quran, and the name is in continuous use across the Muslim world. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ز-ك-ر-ي. Zakariyyā (AS), the prophet, father of Yaḥyā (AS). The classical Quranic spelling.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Zayn of subtle radiance opens, Kaf of creation, Ra of mercy, Ya of reaching, Ya, Alif. The prophet reaching twice toward the One.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Zakariyya's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Zahir, the Manifest, carried by a person as a clarity that shows itself without needing to shout. A person named Zakariyya carries a full weather system inside a single quiet chest.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
The Prophet Zakariyya (AS, Zechariah), father of the Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist). His prayer for a son in old age is recorded in Surah Maryam (19:2–6).
Zakariya (AS), father of the Prophet Yahya (AS), is named directly in the Quran seven times. His story is preserved in Surah Aal-Imran (3:37 to 41) and in the opening verses of Surah Maryam (19:2 to 15).
The Quran records his silent prayer for a son in old age: 'My Lord, I have grown feeble in bone, and my head is aflame with grey hair, and I have never been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy' (19:4). Allah answered him with Yahya.
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Variants of this name
For Zakariyya, each Latin spelling has its own AsrNaam page, with its own usage and regional context.
In English this is Zachariah. The two names belong to the same prophet, and that page reads the Quranic and Biblical accounts side by side.
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Names sharing the ز Zayn influence
Like Zakariyya, these names carry Zayn (ز) as the dominant letter of their Arabic spelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What does the name Zakariyya mean?
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What does Zakariyya mean in Urdu?
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Is Zakariyya a good Islamic name?
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What is the spiritual meaning of Zakariyya in Ilm ul Huroof?
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