Zackarie

Zackarie is a form of the names Zacharie and Zachary, which have their origin in the French and English versions of the biblical Zacharias.

What does the name Zackarie mean?

The name Zackarie is derived from Zacharie and Zachary and carries the meaning 'God has remembered' or 'God remembers,' derived from the Old Hebrew. Common short and diminutive forms include Zac, Zack, and Zacky. Similar variants, which are especially prevalent in English-speaking regions, include Zachery, Zackary, Zackery, and Zechariah. Other international adaptations of Zachery or Zacharias include Sachar (Russian), Sacharja (Hebrew), Sakari (Finnish), Sakarias (Swedish), Zacarias (Spanish, Portuguese), Zaccaria (Italian), Zachariasz (Polish), Zaharije (Serbian), as well as Zakaria, Zakariya, and Zakariyya (Arabic) and Zekeriya (Turkish).

Where does the name Zackarie come from?

The first name Zackarie has its roots in the ancient Greek name Ζαχαριας, which is a variant of the Hebrew Sacharja (Hebrew zəkharjāh זְכַרְיָה). This name belongs to the 'twelve minor prophets' and is composed of the Old Hebrew components zkr (זכר), meaning 'to remember, to think of, to commemorate,' and jāh (יָה), which stands for 'JHWH/Yahweh (the name of God).' This results in the meaning 'Yahweh/God has remembered' or 'Yahweh/God remembers.'

How do you pronounce Zackarie?

Zack-ar-ie

When is the name day of Zackarie?

The most important name day for Zackarie falls on September 23, when Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, is honored.

Popularity

In Germany, Zackarie is a rather rare name. It has not yet appeared in the country's name popularity lists. The best ranking Zackarie achieved in Scotland was in 1991, reaching 618th place. Between 1974 and 2024, the name was given less than ten times in Scotland, placing it at 3,378th. In the last ten years, no child has received this name. Worldwide, Zackarie is also not very common.