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Name Origin

Zechariah is a Hebrew name meaning 'Yahweh has remembered.' It is derived from the Hebrew words 'zakar' (remember) and 'Yah' (a shortened form of Yahweh, the Hebrew name for God). Zechariah is a biblical name, belonging to one of the twelve minor prophets in the Old Testament.

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Famous People

Zechariah (Biblical Prophet)

Prophet

  • Authored the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible

Zechariah Chafee Jr. (1885-1957)

Judge

  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States