Zach

Zach is an abbreviation of the biblical name Zacharias as well as its English equivalent Zachary.

What does the name Zach mean?

Zach is a shortened form of the biblical name Zacharias, also known as Zachary in English. The name has its roots in Ancient Hebrew and can be translated as 'God has remembered' or 'God remembers.' Often, Zach is used merely as a nickname, but it can also function as an independent first name. It is especially common in the USA. Notable bearers of this name include American actor and director Zach Braff, comedian Zach Galifianakis, and actor Zach Roerig. Other diminutive forms include Zac, Zachi, Zack, Zacky, Zak, and Zakk. In the German-speaking world, Zach is also frequently found as a surname.

Where does the name Zach come from?

The first name Zach has its word origins in the shortened form of Zacharias and traces back to the Ancient Greek name Ζαχαριας, which in turn has its origin in the Hebrew name Sacharja (Hebrew zəkharjāh זְכַרְיָה), found in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh). Sacharja is one of the 'twelve minor prophets' and is composed of the Ancient Hebrew components zkr (זכר), meaning 'to remember, to commemorate,' and jāh (יָה) for 'JHWH/Yahweh (name of God).' This leads to the meaning 'Yahweh/God has remembered' or 'Yahweh/God remembers.' Ancient Hebrew word: zkr (זכר) = to remember, to commemorate; jāh (יָה) = JHWH/Yahweh, name of God.

How do you pronounce Zach?

Zach is pronounced like 'Zack.'

When is the name day of Zach?

The most important name day for Zach is celebrated on September 23, in honor of Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist.

Popularity

In Germany, Zach is a rather rare first name. It has not achieved any notable ranking in German first name charts. In Austria, the name reached its best position in 2019 at 1,720th place in the first name charts. In the last ten years, Zach has been given as a first name less than ten times there, placing it at 4,431st in the ten-year statistics. Between 1984 and 2024, it ranks 6,220th in Austria.

Similar first names

Famous people

• Zach Abels (guitarist of "The Neighbourhood")
• Zach Bauer (American football player)
• Zach Braff (actor)
• Zach Clark (baseball player)
• Zach Cohen (actor from Israel)
• Zach Dean Herron (singer)
• Zach Filkins (musician & model, singer of OneRepublic)
• Zach Galifianakis (American actor & comedian)
• Zach Hall (biathlete from America)
• Zach Johnson (American golfer)
• Zach Lutz (American baseball player)
• Zach McAllister (baseball player from the USA)
• Zach Miskovic (American ice hockey player)
• Zach Morley (American basketball player)
• Zach Muscat (Maltese football player)
• Zach Norton (football player from America)
• Zach Palmquist (American ice hockey player)
• Zach Potter (American football player)
• Zach Railey (American sailor)
• Zach Rogers (football player from America)