Zachary

• Zackary

See Zacharias.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzækəɹi/

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Zachary

1. A male given name from Hebrew, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Esdras 1:39-40:

     Unto whom I will giue for leaders, Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, Oseas, Amos, and Micheas, Ioel, Abdias, and Ionas, Nahum, and Abacuc, Sophonias, Aggeus, Zacharie, and Malachie, which is called also an Angel of the Lord.

   • 1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, published 1870, page 56:

     Albeit in our late Reformation, some of good consideration have brought in Zachary, Malachy, Josias, &c. as better agreeing with our faith, but without contempt of countrey names (as I hope), which have both good and gracious significations,

   • 2003, Alan Grayson, Mile End, PageFree Publishing Inc., →ISBN, page 366:

     "Zachary!" Her lips smacked at the name. "That's not a...well,a...Jewish name, is it?"
     "Oh yes, Zechariah, my father was born in the U.S.S.R., in Podolsk, and my mother's family came from Russia also, a long time ago. I suppose it's Russian or something."
     "Russian? It doesn't sound Russian."
     "Well I don't know exactly; my mother liked Zachary Scott in the pictures."

• pet forms: Zac, Zak, Zach, Zack