Zaccheus

Meaning of Zaccheus

Zaccheus, rooted in the ancient Hebrew zakai—“pure, innocent”—drapes itself over the air like a silken scarf of dawn light across a Tuscan olive grove, its pronunciation Zuh-KEE-us lingering on the tongue as delicately as the final strum of a mandolin under a moonlit cielo. To the Italian ear it sings of graceful redemption: the cheeky tax collector who, with the same audacious spirit that drives a toddler to clamber up a villa’s balustrade, scaled a sycamore tree to glimpse the Nazarene, only to have his heart unburdened by unexpected compassion. Rarity in bustling piazzas lends the name an almost mystical allure, yet its warmth resonates like a whisper of sweet cioccolata al latte at sunrise, promising each bambino a cuore predisposed to wonder, transformation, and lighthearted valor—a living benediction as expansive and luminous as the Italian sky.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as zuh-KEE-us (/zəˈkiːəs/)

• Zander
• Zachary
• Zachariah
• Zebulon
• Zephaniah
• Zechariah
• Zadok