Zacchaeus
m.
Ancient Greek Ζακχαῖος from Hebrew זכי 'pure, innocent'.
The name of a New Testament character. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Sache.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1588 Zacheus BEmar-vol1 p. 13
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1567 Zachée RegPCC-1 p. 279
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1186 Zacheus (nom) quix-vol2 123
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1236 Zachei (gen) TirNot1 10,
Çacheo (abl) ibid. 8
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1228 Zecheus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Zacchaeus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Zacchaeus.