Zac

[HerHonesty]

???

i like it

I like it but I think that Zachary should be on the birth certificate.

My nephew is called Zak and it still bugs me that he isn't a Zachary, although none of my business of course!

or it could be short for Zacharia (sp)

I'm not keen. Sounds very harsh and unelegant to my ears.

If you have to, I'd use Zacharias, nickname Zach.

Having seen HSM s many times - I have an 8y DD - it reminds me very much of Zac Efron.

Zac is fine as a nn, although rather harsh for me personally. I prefer Zachariah (sp?) to Zachary.

Love it - but needs full name on birth cert IMO.

Don't like it. But if you're going to use it, think it should be Zachary.

Like it - great name.

Zachary is a WONDERFUL name - not keen on Zac/Zak though.

I really dislike the sound of Zac/Zak. It sounds harsh and almost comical to my ears (like Zig Zag...).

Zacharias is quite nice, though.

Don't like Zac - it sounds incomplete and harsh. Zachariah or Zachary are nice but may be too long to use regularly.

I love Zak but then that's because my 3 yr old DS is a Zak (and no - its not short for Zachary )

That's the wonderful thing about naming our children - not everyone loves the same names so there is variety!!

Love it but that is because my DS2 is Zach (Zachary on Birth cert).

I like it but it's become very popular lately...

I like it.

Isaac is another option for the full name if you want one.

I like Zachary, but couldn't use it because of the waste of perfectly good film HSM connection! If you're set on it, I would go for the full name though, Zac sounds too NN like to me.

Isaac is lovely and rolls of the tongue easily. I definately wouldn't shorten Isaac to Saac or Sac .

I don't like the sound of Zac either. It sounds like Sack (of potatoes) and won't translate well into other languages.

I do like Zacharias very much, though.

we named ds2 zach, having struggled to agree on anything.

for first 4 weeks of his life we called him nothing but 'roastie' which was ds1's nickname for him.

at 5 weeks somebody referred to him as Zach and dh and i both visibly shuddered.

at 6 weeks we were still arguing on the way to the registry office to register his birth.

he ended up, slightly randomly, with a different first name but Zach as a middle name.

we now HATE it and are almost considering legally changing his name.

i still think it's a nice name, but it absolutely doesn't suit him or us!

DS (17months) is Zachary, or Zach for short. I tend to call him Zachary though. Always have had lovely comments about his name. :)

People always say how much it suits him aswell!

LadySanders, are you happy with your ds2's first name? I think that is much more important. You don't use the middle name very often anyway.

I think you can change a name within the first 12 months quite easily if you both feel so strongly about it.

oooh I like Isaac

Our second is called Isaac. When he was first born we called him Zac but now we just call him Isaac. I really like it as a nickname, not sure how we stopped calling him it. Think it is because he was always referred to as baby Zac (due to older bro calling him that), so when he wasn't a baby anymore it didn't sound right to just call him Zac.

I'm not keen on Zac/Zak/Zach - it does sound a little harsh not very elegant as a name.

Isaac is lovely though. Wouldn't shorten it though - it is short enough imo.

I love Zac and Zachary. Really strong names.