Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zekariya, Zakaryah etc, Arabic: زَكَرِيَّاء or زَكَرِيَّا) is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/YHWH has remembered".
Ancient times
Zakariya, the father of John the Baptist (Yahya)
Medieval era
Zakariyya al-Ansari (c.1420–1520), Egyptian historian and Islamic scholar
Zakariya al-Qazwini, Persian physician
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865–925), also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes", Persian physician, philosopher and scholar
Baha-ud-din Zakariya, Pakistani Sufi saint
Abu Zakariya, founder and first ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya
Modern times
Given name
Zakaria Abdulla (born 1956?), Kurdish singer
Zakariyya Ahmad (1896–1961), Egyptian musician and composer
Zakaria Alaoui, Moroccan football goalkeeper
Zakaria Amara, accused of plotting terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario
Zakaria Azmi, Egyptian politician
Zakaria Botros (born 1934), Coptic priest from Egypt
Zakaria Charara, Lebanese footballer
Zekeria Ebrahimi (born 1996), Afghan actor known for The Kite Runner