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Zachary vs Zac - What's the difference?

zachary | zac |

As proper nouns the difference between zachary and zac

is that zachary is a given name derived from Hebrew , English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah while Zac is a male given name, diminutive of Zachariah and Zachary.

As an abbreviation ZAC is

zacatecas, a state of Mexico.

As a noun zac is

a sixpence; (sometimes, after decimalisation) a five-cent coin.

zachary

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.
  • * :
    • Unto whom I will give for leaders, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Oseas, Amos, and Micheas, Joel, Abdias, and Jonas, Nahum, and Abacuc, Sophonias, Aggeus, Zachary , and Malachy, which is called also an angel of the Lord.
  • * 1605 , Remains Concerning Britain , John Russell Smith, 1870, p.56:
    • Albeit in our late Reformation, some of good consideration have brought in Zachary , Malachy, Josias, &c. as better agreeing with our faith, but without contempt of countrey names (as I hope), which have both good and gracious significations,
  • * 2003 Alan Grayson, Mile End , PageFree Publishing Inc., ISBN 158961092X, page 366:
    • "Zachary !" Her lips smacked at the name. "That's not a...well,a...Jewish name, is it?"
    "Oh yes, Zechariah, my father was born in the U.S.S.R., in Podolsk, and my mother's family came from Russia also, a long time ago. I suppose it's Russian or something."
    "Russian? It doesn't sound Russian."
    "Well I don't know exactly; my mother liked Zachary Scott in the pictures."

    Related terms

    * pet forms: Zack, Zak

    zac

    English

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • Zacatecas, a state of Mexico.
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