Meaning and background
The story behind Zachary
Zachary is the usual English form of Zacharias. The linked entries trace the name through Greek and Latin to Hebrew Zechariah, meaning Yahweh remembers. Behind the Name records English use since the Middle Ages and wider use after the Protestant Reformation. This supplies an explicit language and historical chain for the exact spelling, while a family or presidential namesake is an additional association rather than its linguistic source.
- Origin
- Zachary is the usual English form of Zacharias. Source · Source 2 · Source 3
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About Zachary
Recorded as a dog’s name
Zachary appears in 12 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/zækɚi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/zækɚi/ · primary stress on syllable 1Z AE1 K ER0 IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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