Joachim
\ʒɔ.a.ʃɛ̃\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around 1100.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | about 1100 |
| Pronunciation | \ʒɔ.a.ʃɛ̃\ |
Origin and meaning
Derived from Latin Iōākīm, from Ancient Greek Ἰωακείμ (Iōakeím), Ἰωακίμ (Iōakím) (2 Kings 24:1), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹיָקִים (yəhôyâqîm, literally “may Yahweh raise up”). The Septuagint in 2 Kings 24 mentions "Ιωακιμ" and his son "Ιωαχιμ" (יהויכין), but the latter does not seem to be the source of the name Joachim, as in the Vulgate it is "Ioachin", and in Greek the father of Mary is Ιωακειμ, not Ιωαχιμ.
Where it is mostly given
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Denmark
- Norway
- Sweden
Around the world
- BasqueYokin
- CatalanJoaquim
- SpanishJoaquín
- FinnishJaakkima
- GreekΙωακείμ
- HungarianJoakim
- ItalianGioacchino
- LatinJoachimus
- OccitanJoaquim
- PortugueseJoaquim
- RussianИоахим, Иоаким
- SwedishJoakim
- CzechJáchym
- UkrainianЙоаким
In literature
« C’est avec un plaisir sensible qu’il fait se désenfroquer l’abbé Joachim. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).