Zachary: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Zachary | Boys
Origin of the name Zachary:
English cognate of the Ecclesiastic Late Latin and Ecclesiastic Greek Zacharias (remembrance of the Lord), which is from the Hebrew Zecharya, a derivative of zĕcharyah (God remembers, memory).
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This is my brother's name, and it fits him so well! I can't imagine him with any other name. We call him Zach, but I call him Zachary a lot. (: His middle name is Austin, too.
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Zach, Zack, Zak, Zac, Hartley, Zacky
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Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States
Zachary "Zac" Hanson, American singer
Zachary Levi, American actor
Zachary "Zac" Efron, American actor
Zachary "Zack" Merrick, Bassist of All Time Low- Zachary in song, story & screen: | Edit
Zac Hanson, from the band Hanson
Zack Morris, from Saved by the Bell ("Preppie")
Dr Zachary "Zack" Addy, character from the hit TV show "Bones"
"Zak and Sara," a song by Ben Folds
"A Baby Just Like You" by John Denver (lyrics "Merry Christmas, Little Zachary")
Zachary "Zack" Martin, a main character on the Disney TV show " The Suite Life of Zack and Cody"
Dr. Zachary P. Smith, from "Lost in Space"
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Current Popularity of Zachary by State
Global Popularity of the Name Zachary
- #12 in Canada (Quebec)
- #28 in Canada (Alberta)
- #29 in Canada (Ontario)
- #40 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #47 in United States
- #50 in Australia (Victoria)
- #52 in Australia (New South Wales)
- #83 in England
- #185 in Scotland
