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Zachary

Meaning — The English form of the Hebrew Zechariah, meaning "God has remembered" — from zakar ("to remember") and Yah (a form of the divine name). It was the name of a prophet in the Old Testament and of the father of John the Baptist in the New Testament. Zachary became the common English form, partly through medieval use and partly through its American revival in the 19th and 20th centuries, boosted by President Zachary Taylor.·Hebrew origin·Male·ZAK-uh-ree

Zachary Zachary has an energetic reliability — full form formal, short forms (Zach, Zack) casual and instantly warm. Characters named Zachary tend to have a quick intelligence and a certain confidence that comes from being comfortable in their own skin. The name suits protagonists who navigate both serious moral questions and lighter social comedy with equal ease.

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Contemporary FictionHistorical FictionYoung AdultAdventure

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Variations & nicknames

ZacharyZachariasZechariahZachZack

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