Sakarija as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sakarija

What is the meaning of the name Sakarija ?

The baby name Sakarija is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced sah-kah-REE-yah (IPA: /sakaˈrija/).

Sakarija is Hebrew in Origin.

Sakarija is a cross-linguistic form of the biblical and Qur’anic name Zechariah/Zakariya, ultimately from Hebrew Zekharyah, meaning “Yahweh has remembered” or “God has remembered.” Via Greek and Latin Zacharias, it spread through Christian Europe; in Islam, Arabic Zakariyyā’ names the prophet and father of John the Baptist’s counterpart narrative. The name’s long religious pedigree made it popular from late antiquity through medieval usage and into modern times.

The spelling with j reflects orthographies where j represents a y sound and the Slavic -ija ending; it surfaces in Nordic and Balkan contexts and in Somali diaspora adaptations. Related forms include Zechariah, Zachariah, Zachary, Zacharias, Zaccaria (Italian), Zacarías (Spanish), Zakariya/Zakariyya (Arabic), Sakariya/Sakariye (Somali), Zekerija/Zekerijah (Bosnian), Zaharija/Zaharije (Serbian), Zakhary/Zakhar (Russian), Maltese Żakkarija, Finnish Sakari and Sakaria, and Swedish Sakarja. Diminutives span Zak/Zack, Zaki, Kari, and Saku. Its enduring appeal lies in the reassuring meaning “God has remembered.”

⚙ Sakarija is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Sakarija appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.