Zachary

Pronunciation: ZA-kə-ree (key)

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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Zach, Zack, Zak, Zac

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Zachary Merrick, bassist of the band All Time Low
Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States
Zachary Quinto, actor
Zachary Levi, actor
Zachary Ty Bryan, actor
Zachary Scott, actor
Zac Efron, actor

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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

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