Zachary

Zachary is the English form of Zacharias, the Latin and Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Zekharyah, meaning God has remembered, from the roots zakhar (to remember) and yah (a shortened form of the divine name Yahweh). The name is borne in the Old Testament by numerous figures, most notably the prophet Zechariah, and in the New Testament by the father of John the Baptist. Zachary Taylor, the twelfth president of the United States, is among its most prominent historical bearers in the English-speaking world. Related forms include Zacharias, Zechariah, and Zach, which also serves as an independent given name.