Zachary name - Meaning of Zachary
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- English, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- ZAK-ə-ree
- Zachary Meaning
- Usual English form of Zacharias. This form has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation. It was borne by American military commander and president Zachary Taylor (1784-1850). Zachary is an English variant of Zachariah. Zachariah is an Anglicized form of the Hebrew name "Zechariah", derived from the words "zakar", which means "to remember", and "Yahweh", which is the name of God.
Zachary Related Names
Variants: Zachery, Zackary, Zackery
Diminutives: Zac, Zach, Zack, Zak
Other Languages: Zakaria, Zakariyya (Arabic), Zachariah, Zacharias, Zechariah (Biblical), Zacharias (Biblical Greek), Zekharyah (Biblical Hebrew), Zaccharias (Biblical Latin), Zahari (Bulgarian), Sakari, Sakke, Saku (Finnish), Zacharie (French), Zakaria (Georgian), Zachariasz (Polish), Zakhar (Russian), Sachairi (Scottish), Zacarías (Spanish)
Zachary Celebrities
Zachary Taylor - former US President, Zachary Levi - actor, Zachary Quinto - actor, Zachary Bennett - actor, Zachary Scott - actor,
