Zakiyyah

A Quranic Name for Girls

Meaning: Pure | Virtuous, Pious, God-Fearing and Devoted to God

Zakiyyah is variant of Zakiya and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Zakiyyah or Zakiya, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Zakiya.

Full Meaning of Zakiyyah

Zakiyyah is a direct Quranic name for girls that means “pure”, “innocent”, “untainted”, “having a sweet scent”. The word Zakiyyah is used once in the Quran in Surat al-Kahf, and its root Z-K-A is used in many places in the Quran.

[Moses] said, “Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing.” (Quran 18:74)

It is He who has sent among the unlettered ones a Messenger from themselves reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom – although they were before in clear error. (Quran 62:2)