Given name

Zeker

“memorial”·“mindful”

Zeker is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewזכר

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Zeker means “memorial” or “mindful.”

From biblical name research

Where it comes from

Zeker is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb zakar (זכר), “to remember or to review.”

From biblical name research

In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Zeker appears in 1 Chronicles 8:31.

From biblical name research

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

See also 6

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Zeker, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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No U.S. birth series

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Zekeriya

Zekeriya is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Turkish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Zebul

“honoring” · “lofty abode”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Zebah

“victim” · “sacrifice”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Geber

“[mighty] man”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Jether

“excellence” · “abundance”

No U.S. birth series

85% boys · 15% girls

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Jesher

“straight” · “just”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Zeeb

“wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Zeker’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Zeker