Zakhar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Zakhar

What is the meaning of the name Zakhar ?

The baby name Zakhar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA_russian': '/zɐˈxar/', 'common_english_respelling': 'zah-KHAR (zah-KAHR / ZAH-khar)'}.

Zakhar is Hebrew in Origin.

Zakhar is the East Slavic form of the biblical name Zechariah, ultimately from Hebrew Zekharyah, "Yahweh has remembered." It entered Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian through the Orthodox calendar via Greek Zacharias and Church Slavonic Zakharii; the everyday Russian short form became Zakhar (Захар), pronounced za-KHAR with the guttural kh.

Used across medieval Rus' in honor of the Old Testament prophet and the New Testament priest Zechariah, the name persisted through Imperial times, waned during the Soviet era, and has seen a modern revival in Eastern Europe. Cognates and variants include Zachary and Zechariah (English), Zacharias (Greek/Latin), Zacarías (Spanish), Zakariya (Arabic), Zahari (Bulgarian), Zaharia/Zaharie (Romanian), and East Slavic Zakharii/Zakhariy. Diminutives such as Zakharik and Zakharka appear in Russian. Related surnames include Zakharov and Zakharenko. The core meaning emphasizes divine remembrance and fidelity.