Zakiya

Zakiya, Zakia, Zakiyah, Zakiyya or Zakieh may represent two different female given names of Arabic origin, namely Arabic: زكية (zakiat), meaning "pure", corresponding to the male name Zaki, and Arabic: ذكيه (ḏakiyya), meaning "intelligent".[1][2]

Zakiah (Hebrew: זַכִּיָה), also spelt Zakiya, Zakia, Zakiyah, or Zakayah,[3] is a Hebrew female given name also meaning "pure".[3][4] It may be used as a Hebrew equivalent of Katherine, owing to Katherine's supposed Greek derivation from katharos "pure".[5]

List of people with the given name Zakiya or Zakia

References

  1. Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
  2. S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
  3. Hebrew Letters - Zakiya SarahLeah Hankes
  4. Behind the Name - Zakiah Campbell, Mike
  5. Hebrew Letters - Katherine SarahLeah Hankes
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