Zacarias

Zacarias is a Spanish and Portuguese form of the Hebrew name Zechariah, traditionally interpreted as “Yahweh has remembered.” Spanish commonly writes the name Zacarías, with an accent marking the stressed syllable, while Portuguese uses Zacarias. Both belong to a name family that has traveled through biblical translation and Christian naming traditions.

Several biblical figures bear forms of this name. The prophet Zechariah belongs to the Hebrew Bible, while Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, appears in the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament. They are different people connected by the same name. Zac can serve as a shorter form in English-speaking settings. For families considering Zacarias, the spelling may preserve a particular language tradition while retaining the scriptural meaning about divine remembrance.