Given name & surname

Zacher

“memorial”·“mindful”

Zacher is a surname.

Original Hebrewזכר

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Zacher means “memorial” or “mindful.”

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Where it comes from

Zacher is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb zakar (זכר), “to remember or to review.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Zacher appears in 1 Chronicles 8:31.

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Zacher’s family of names

In German usage, Zacher as a surname has a related form in SACHER. In German usage, Zacher as a surname has a related form in ZACHERL. In Greek usage, Zacher as a surname is a transliteration of Ζάχερ.

Walk Zacher’s family in the name graph

ZacherZecherΖαχέρΖάχερZekerSacherZacherl

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

See also 6

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

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Zabud

“bestowed”

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Zabad

“gift”

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Jesher

“straight” · “just”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Asshur

“level plain” · “step”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Agur

“collector” · “gatherer”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Zacher’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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