Zachary: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Zachary – Meaning: clipped form of Zachariah/Zacharias (+ '-y'), ultimately Hebrew for 'the Lord has remembered' – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ZAK-ur-ee


Zachary is a Hebrew boy's name meaning “clipped form of Zachariah/Zacharias (+ '-y'), ultimately Hebrew for 'the Lord has remembered'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Zachary

Meaning: Clipped form of Zachariah/Zacharias (+ '-y'), ultimately Hebrew for 'the Lord has remembered'.

Origin: Hebrew.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Zachary

Phonetic: ZAK-ur-ee   IPA: /ˈzækəri/

Popularity of Zachary

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1900–2024.

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