Zachary

Zachary is an English form of Zacharias, the Latin and Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Zekharyah, meaning God has remembered, from the roots zekhar (to remember) and yah (a shortened form of the divine name). The name is borne by two figures in the Bible: a Hebrew prophet whose visions are recorded in the Book of Zechariah, and the father of John the Baptist in the New Testament. Zachary gained steady popularity in English-speaking countries and was notably borne by Zachary Taylor, the twelfth president of the United States. Related forms include Zacharias, Zechariah, and the short form Zach.