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View Name: Joachim


JOACHIM
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: zho-a-KEEM (French), YO-ah-khim (German), yo-AH-khim (German), yaw-AH-kheem (Polish), JO-ə-kim (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Contracted form of JEHOIACHIN or JEHOIAKIM. According to the apocryphal Gospel of James, Saint Joachim was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of the Virgin Mary. Due to his popularity in the Middle Ages, the name came into general use in Christian Europe (though it was never common in England).
Related Names
VARIANTS: Jochem, Jochen, Jochim (German), Ioachim, Ioakeim (Judeo-Christian Legend)
DIMINUTIVES: Achim, Jo (German)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Jokin (Basque), Jehoiachin, Jehoiakim (Biblical), Yehoyakhin, Yehoyakim (Biblical Hebrew), Joaquim, Chimo, Quim, Ximo (Catalan), Jáchym (Czech), Jokum (Danish), Jochem (Dutch), Jaakkima, Joakim, Aki, Kim, Kimi (Finnish), Gioacchino, Gioachino (Italian), Joakim (Macedonian), Joaquim, Quim (Portuguese), Akim, Yakim (Russian), Joakim, Kim (Scandinavian), Joakim (Serbian), Joaquín, Chimo, Ximo (Spanish)
Popularity
France  ranked #264 
Netherlands  - 
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