Given name · also Late Latin
Zakayo
“be clean, pure”
Zakayo is a masculine given name from Late Latin, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Swahili.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zakayo goes back to a word meaning “be clean, pure.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Zakayo comes from Late Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Late Latin Zacchaeus, from Ancient Greek Ζακχαῖος, from Hebrew זכי (zakkay).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Zakayo’s family of names
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Zakayo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Zakario
“the Lord has remembered”
>99% boys
Zalaph
“but perhaps caper-plant”
>99% boys
Zaham
“foul” · “loathing”
>99% boys
Zabad
“gift”
>99% boys
Zabbud
“given” · “gift”
>99% boys
Zattu
“beautification”
>99% boys
Zaccur
“remembered” · “mindful”
>99% boys
Zabud
“bestowed”
>99% boys