Zachary

proper noun

1. 1

   A male given name from Hebrew, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.

   Unto whom I will giue for leaders, Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, Oseas, Amos, and Micheas, Ioel, Abdias, and Ionas, Nahum, and Abacuc, Sophonias, Aggeus, Zacharie, and Malachie, which is called also an Angel of the Lord.

   Albeit in our late Reformation, some of good consideration have brought in Zachary, Malachy, Josias, &c. as better agreeing with our faith, but without contempt of countrey names (as I hope), which have both good and gracious significations,

   "Zachary!" Her lips smacked at the name. "That's not a...well,a...Jewish name, is it?" "Oh yes, Zechariah, my father was born in the U.S.S.R., in Podolsk, and my mother's family came from Russia also, a long time ago. I suppose it's Russian or something." "Russian? It doesn't sound Russian." "Well I don't know exactly; my mother liked Zachary Scott in the pictures."

   Zachary Block chats with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen about their new show, Portlandia, which airs on IFC, Fridays at 10:30.

2. 2

   A surname.

3. 3

   A city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, named after Darel Zachary.

Forms

plural

Zacharys