Zachary is the English form of the Hebrew Zechariah, "the Lord has remembered," the name of a prophet and of the father of John the Baptist. Zachary Taylor became the twelfth U.S. president in 1849, and the name surged again in the 1980s and 1990s, cresting in the top 15 before settling into its comfortable current spot at rank 194. Three syllables, opened by the unusual and satisfying z, with Zach waiting patiently as an instant nickname. Familiar on a roll call without feeling generic, it carries a hint of prophet and a hint of skateboard. Friendly, bright, and still going strong.
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1880 to today
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- Nicolas
- Abraham
- Adonis
- Emmanuel
- Antonio
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- Adonis
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