Zachary
/ˈzækəɹi/
Zachary proper noun: a male given name from Hebrew.
Proper noun
Zachary (countable and uncountable, plural Zacharies or Zacharys)
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Esdras 1:39-40
- 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,1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, published 1870, page 56
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Zachary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Gujarati
Zachary in Hindi
- male given name
- जकर्याह jakaryāh
Zachary in Tamil
- male given name
- செக்கரியா cekkariyā
Zachary in Bengali
- male given name
- যাকারিয়া jakariẏa
Zachary in Gujarati
- male given name
- ઝખાર્યા jhakhāryā
More languagesFewer languages
- Zachary in Tagalog
- Zacarias
- Zachary in Arabic
- زكريّا
- Zachary in Malay
- Zakaria
- Zachary in Indonesian
- Zakharia
- Zachary in Persian
- زکریّا, زَکَریا
- Zachary in Thai
- เศคาริยาห์
Forms of Zachary
| plural | Zacharies |
|---|---|
| plural | Zacharys |
| alternative form | Zachariah |
| alternative form | Zacharias |
| alternative form | Zachery |
| alternative form | Zackary |
| alternative form | Zackery |
| alternative form | Zac |
| alternative form | Zak |
| alternative form | Zack |
| alternative form | Zachry |
| alternative form | Zach |
Origin of Zachary
From clipped forms of Zachariah and Zacharias + -y, from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, “Yahweh has remembered”) via Latin Zacharias and Koine Greek Ζαχαρίας (Zakharías). As an American city, named after the farmer Darel Zachary who sold the land for a local depot on the Illinois Central Railroad in the 1880s. Doublet of Zach, Zacharias, Zachariah, Zechariah, Zakariya, and Jakariya.
Questions about Zachary
- What does Zachary mean?
- Zachary means a male given name from Hebrew.
- What is Zachary in Hindi?
- Zachary in Hindi is जकर्याह (jakaryāh). See Zachary meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Zachary?
- Zachary is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Zachary?
- Zachary is pronounced /ˈzækəɹi/.
Words near Zachary in the dictionary
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