Zechariah

This is one if the most ridiculous names I've seen in my life.

Zechariah is a nice name for a BOY :)

I dislike this name. I much prefer Zachariah.

Of all the names to have a gender confusion. Lol.

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I prefer Zachariah because of Zach, Zech would be a weird name.

I personally think every one is freaking out too much about it being used as a girls name. I think boys names for girls are kinda nice~ it's original. (How many girls do you know with actual boy names, like Luke, or Jason, or Matthew? It's unique to have an actual boy name)
It's not trashy or ghetto, it's original. I'd rather have a boys name like this, than Brittney, or Kelsie, which are 2 VERY overused girl names.

I like this name, it's much nicer than Zachery, and he can still be called Zech (Zach).

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To put my two cents in the the feminine usage debate: Do not name your daughter this. It is sexist. All you will do is teach her that feminine is bad, masculine is good. Do you really want your daughter to grow up thinking that?

I don't think you should call someone "ghetto" or "trashy" for using Zechariah as a girl's name and I don't think it's world-ending terrible for it to be spelled differently than it was originally. (Although some variant spellings of names are a little ridiculous).

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But personally, I think it's fine spelled as is and sounds pretty masculine, not feminine. That's just my opinion.

Zechariah is a BOYS name. End of story.

I understand that people are perhaps a bit uncomfortable with using Zachariah and it's variants as a feminine name, but I think that using the descriptive words "trashy" and "ghetto" when is used as a girl's name is a bit uncalled for. And I agree with other comments about how trends change - For example, did you know that the names Tiffany and Kimberly used to be masculine names? Nowadays it would seem ridiculous to call a boy these names as our society as thoroughly feminized them. Times change, people. It happens.

I prefer the “misspelling” of the name, Zacariah. For a boy. But you have to admit, there is a feminine quality about the name.

I think this is a very good name, it's a masculine name and is not a feminine name and should not be misspelled. Oh ya and by the way my name is Zachery and I think it would be messed up to name your little girl Zechariah, Zack, or Zach, so all you weird people out there that would ever consider nnaming your kid that keep this comment in mind.

I adore this strong biblical name (and vastly prefer it over the its Greek form, Zacharias). One could use Zeke as a cute moniker.

The fact that giving girls masculine names is a steady trend does not make it right. I think it is appalling! And changing the spelling to "make it more feminine" is just plain silly.

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In this case, I think that Zechariah should be left as it is, and used only for boys.

As someone with a masculine name, I have no objection to using male names for females if the name is chosen with care. (Lindsay? Ashley? Those were not originally female names) It's not something new, and there are feminine forms of male names also-including those names that appear in the Bible and other scripture (Josephine, Ivana, Petra). Zach is rather an uncommon name, but if a decent variation of the name can be found, why not?

There IS a difference between feminine FORMS of male names, and male names used on females. For instance, Lucy is a feminine form of Luke, and that is perfectly acceptable. However, naming your daughter Luke would be horrific. (And that is just one of many examples.)

I'm surprised by the shock some people have expressed here about male names being used for females. It's a steady trend. Why should "Zechariah" be special in any way? Even if you "feel" it's a holy name, it's not going to be used in that way. Personally, I'm sick of the Biblical name trends that are sweeping America. Please give your kid a normal name - not some old name randomly chosen from a "holy" text.

So, John, Luke, Jonathan, Andrew, Aaron, Thomas, Mark, and Matthew aren't normal?

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I agree with Miss Claire and Andrew JKD. It is masculine.