Zachary

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/ˈzækəɹi/

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew.

OriginHebrew זְכַרְיָה ← Latin Zacharias ← Koine Greek Ζαχαρίας →
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Meanings

proper nounZachary (countable and uncountable, plural Zacharies or Zacharys)

plural Zacharies · plural Zacharys · alternative Zachariah · alternative Zacharias · alternative Zachery · alternative Zackary · alternative Zackery · alternative Zac · alternative Zak · alternative Zack · alternative Zachry · alternative Zachery · alternative Zach

  1. countableuncountableA male given name from Hebrew.

    Zachary Block chats with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen about their new show, Portlandia, which airs on IFC, Fridays at 10:30.

    2011 January 25, “Portlandia”, in BOMB
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    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

    "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."

    2003, Alan Grayson, Mile End, PageFree Publishing Inc., →ISBN, page 366
  2. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name.
  3. countableuncountableA city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Origin

  1. Koine GreekΖαχαρίας
  2. LatinZacharias
  3. Hebrewזְכַרְיָה“Yahweh has remembered”
  4. EnglishZachary

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.

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Translations

Afrikaans Sagaria
  • Sagariamale given name
Arabic زكريّا
  • زكريّاmale given name
Basque Zakarias
  • Zakariasmale given name
Bengali যাকারিয়া
  • যাকারিয়া (jakariẏa)male given name
Bulgarian Захария
  • Захария (Zaharija)male given name
Catalan Zacaries
  • Zacariesmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 扎卡里
  • 扎卡里 (Zhākǎlǐ)male given name
Czech Zachariáš
  • Zachariášmale given name
Danish Zakarias
  • Zakariasmale given name
Dutch Zacharias
  • Zachariasmale given name
Esperanto Zeĥarja
  • Zeĥarjamale given name
Estonian Sakarja
  • Sakarjamale given name
Finnish Sakari
  • Sakarimale given name
French Zacharie
  • Zachariemale given name
German Zacharias
  • Zachariasmale given name
Greek Ζαχαρίας
  • Ζαχαρίας (Zacharías)male given name
Hawaiian Kakalia
  • Kakaliamale given name
Hebrew זכריה
  • זכריהmale given name
Hindi जकर्याह
  • जकर्याह (jakaryāh)male given name
Hungarian Zakariás
  • Zakariásmale given name
Icelandic Zakarías
  • Zakaríasmale given name
Indonesian Zakharia
  • Zakhariamale given name
Irish Saichairí
  • Saichairímale given name
Italian Zaccaria
  • Zaccariamale given name
Japanese ザカリアス, ザカリー
  • ザカリアス (Zakariasu)male given name
  • ザカリー (Zakarī)male given name
Korean 스가랴
  • 스가랴 (seugarya)male given name
Latin Zacharias
  • Zachariasmale given name
Latvian Caharija
  • Caharijamale given name
Lithuanian Zacharija, Zacharas
  • Zacharijamale given name
  • Zacharasmale given name
Malay Zakaria
  • Zakariamale given name
Norwegian Sakarja
  • Sakarjamale given name
Persian زکریّا, زَکَریا
  • زکریّاmale given name
  • زَکَریاmale given name
Polish Zachariasz
  • Zachariaszmale given name
Portuguese Zacarias
  • Zacariasmale given name
Romanian Zaharia
  • Zahariamale given name
Russian Заха́р, Заха́рий
  • Заха́р (Zaxár)male given name
  • Заха́рий (Zaxárij)male given name
  • За́кари (Zákari)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Sgàire, Sachairi
  • Sgàiremale given name
  • Sachairimale given name
Slovak Zachariáš
  • Zachariášmale given name
Spanish Zacarías
  • Zacaríasmale given name
Swahili Zakaria
  • Zakariamale given name
Swedish Zakarias, Sakarias
  • Zakariasmale given name
  • Sakariasmale given name
Tagalog Zacarias
  • Zacariasmale given name
Tamil செக்கரியா
  • செக்கரியா (cekkariyā)male given name
Thai เศคาริยาห์
  • เศคาริยาห์male given name
Turkish Zekeriya
  • Zekeriyamale given name
Ukrainian Захарій
  • Захарій (Zaxarij)male given name
Welsh Sechareia
  • Sechareiamale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Zachary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zachary

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“Zachary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zachary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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