Name meaning and origin
Zachary
Hebrew: God has remembered, remembered by God
Where the name comes from
- HebrewGod has remembered, remembered by Godזְכַרְיָה (Zekharyah) from זָכַר (zakhar, to remember) + יָה (Yah, God)
Zachary across traditions
- Biblical. Prophet Zechariah, father of John the Baptist
- Jewish. Post-exilic prophet, visions of Messianic age
- Christian. Father of John the Baptist, struck mute until naming son
Forms in other languages
Zach, Zack, Zac, Zechariah, Zachariah, Zakariya
Zachary in letter-number systems
Hebrew, Greek and other traditions gave every letter a number, and read meaning into the totals. These are the counts, computed; the readings are inside the Innerverse.
227
Hebrew Standard
2
Hebrew Ordinal
82
English Simple
492
English Sumerian
107
English Reverse
537
Greek Isopsephy
2
Chaldean
1
Pythagorean
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