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[Facts] Re: Zachary?
by Miranda (Randee15)
5/18/2004, 2:41 PM
in reply to a message by Paula
That meaning's entirely false, as far as I know. Where'd you hear it?The meaning of Zachary can be found on this site by clicking the hyperlink and following the links.Miranda
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- Pavlos (guest)   +1
5/19/2004, 1:33 AM
Actually, Miranda has a point paraetymologically speaking: the modern Greek word for sugar is "zachari", derived from the classical Greek "sakcharon". They certainly sound the same, though Zachary (the name) is in fact a Hebrew name...
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- Miranda (Randee15)
5/19/2004, 2:03 AM
Huh. I didn't know about the "sugar" = "zachari" thing.But at least I was right about the name! ;-DMiranda
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