Meaning and background
The story behind Zac
Zac is an English short form of Zachary, pronounced /zæk/. The longer name is the usual English form of Zacharias and has been used since the Middle Ages, becoming more common after the Protestant Reformation. Behind the Name records Zach, Zack and Zak as related short spellings. Zac can therefore honor someone called Zachary while remaining an established form in its own right, with its particular three-letter spelling preserved.
- Origin
- English short form of Zachary, the usual English form of Zacharias. Source · Source 2
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Zac appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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