What is "zakiya"

Zakiya, Zakia, Zakiyya or Zakieh may represent two different female given names of Muslim origin, namely , meaning "pure", corresponding the male name Zaki, and , meaning "intelligent".

Zakiya Shalai Cox (née Munnerlyn), (born April 22, 1977) in Hillside, New Jersey, was an American R&B/ soul singer who released a self-titled studio album on DV8 Records in 1997. Two singles from the album, "Love Like Mine" and "My Love Won't Fade Away", entered Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. She is retired from the music business and currently (as of 2012) owns a flowershop in Maplewood, New Jersey.