- Zakiah (female name)
Zakiah ( _he. זַכִּיָה), also spelt Zakiya, Zakia, Zakiyah, or Zakayah [ [http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=4908 Hebrew Letters - Zakiya] SarahLeah Hankes] , is a Hebrew female
given name meaning "pure" [ [http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=4908 Hebrew Letters - Zakiya] SarahLeah Hankes] [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/zakiah Behind the Name - Zakiah] Campbell, Mike] . It may be used as a Hebrew equivalent of Katherine, owing to Katherine's supposed Greek derivation from "katharos" "pure". [ [http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=146 Hebrew Letters - Katherine] SarahLeah Hankes]References
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