Zakiya

Zakiya, Zakia, Zakiyya or Zakieh may represent two different female given names of Muslim origin, namely Arabic: زكية ‎, meaning "pure", corresponding the male name Zaki, and Arabic: ذكيه ‎, meaning "intelligent".^[1][2]

List of people with the given name Zakiya or Zakia

• Zakia Kohzad (born ca. 1950), Tajik-American television journalist
• Zakiya (singer), American singer
• Zakia Mrisho Mohamed (born 1984), Tanzanian long distance runner
• Zakiya Nassar (born 1987), Palestinian swimmer
• Zakiya Randall (born 1991), American golfer
• Zakia Zaki (died 2007), Afghan journalist

References

1. Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
2. S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.