Zachary - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Zachary \z(a)-cha-

is pronounced ZAK-a-ree. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the Lord recalled". Variant of Zachariah; Zachary is one of several names from the Old Testament that have revived into favor in modern times. See also Jacob, Jason, Jared, Jeremy, and Joshua. President Zachary Taylor.

Zachary has 12 variant forms: Zaccary, Zaccery, Zach, Zacharie, Zachery, Zack, Zackarey, Zackary, Zackery, Zak, Zakari and Zakary.

For more information, see also the related name Zeke.

Baby names that sound like Zachary are Zacary, Sachar and Zacharia.

Zachary is a very common first name for men (#181 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#5246 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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