Zachary

Meaning of Zachary

Zachary (pronounced ZAK-uh-ree) represents the English adaptation of the Hebrew זְכַרְיָה‎ ‎(Zekharyah), “Yahweh has remembered,” a theophoric construction that underscores the ancient Israelite practice of embedding the divine name within personal appellations; transmitted into Greek as Zacharias and later anglicized, the name entered English usage through biblical translation, where it appears both as the minor-prophet Zechariah and as the New Testament priest, father of John the Baptist. Over centuries, Zachary accrued additional Anglophone resonance through figures such as President Zachary Taylor and the poet-clergyman Zachary Boyd, thereby broadening its cultural footprint beyond strictly religious contours. In the United States, Social Security data chart a pronounced ascent from marginal usage at the dawn of the twentieth century to a zenith in the early 2000s—when the name ranked within the national top twenty—followed by a gradual deceleration that currently places it in the mid-hundreds, a trajectory illustrating the cyclical character of onomastic fashion. Coupling its venerable Semitic etymology with a distinctly Anglo-American historical presence, Zachary offers a synthesis of tradition and familiarity that continues to appeal to parents seeking a biblically grounded yet modern male given name.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as ZAK-uh-ree (/ˈzækəri/)

• Zackary
• Zacharias
• Zachariah
• Zach
• Zac
• Zakary
• Zakk