Unto whom I will giue for leaders, Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, Oseas, Amos, and Micheas, Ioel, Abdias, and Ionas, Nahum, and Abacuc, Sophonias, Aggeus, Zacharie, and Malachie, which is called also an Angel of the Lord.
1605William Camden, 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,
"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."
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