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Zak or Zac

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Username12345 · 01/06/2019 17:31

Just that really. Not shortenings, as stand alone names.

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tiramisu1 · 03/06/2019 13:59

Isaac is a completely different name, with the emphasis on I. It's normally not shortened.

lavenderblues · 03/06/2019 14:04

Neither. Zac, Zak, Zack, Zach etc all sound like sounds. They don't look or sound like a masculine name imo.

Zachary is ok.

FizzBuzzBangWoof · 03/06/2019 14:07

Zac of the 2 options (but think either Zack or Zach looks better)

daisypond · 03/06/2019 14:07

The two Zacs I know are both Isaacs.

lavenderblues · 03/06/2019 14:11

Is Isaac pronounced I ZACK? I always thought the emphasis was on the I, more like I suc.

Thallo · 03/06/2019 14:12

I say I ZACK

daisypond · 03/06/2019 14:17

I say I-saac too with the emphasis on the I. But the kids’ names are shortened to Zac.

MagicKingdom · 03/06/2019 14:20

My son is Zac. He has no middle name so he is Zac 'Surname'. We would never call him Zachary or Zachariah so decided just Zac Smile

AllFourOfThem · 03/06/2019 14:24

I prefer Zac over Zak but based on this thread he will always have to spell it the first time (Zac, Zak, Zach, Zack etc) so go with whatever you prefer as people will learn the spelling soon enough.

Isaac is a completely different name, with the emphasis on I. It's normally not shortened.

I know three young boys/babies who are called Zac (I’m not sure of the spelling used as I’ve only heard it) as a nn for Isaac so maybe it is becoming a popular nn.

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