Joachim Meaning

What does Joachim mean?

The name Joachim is of Hebrew origin.

The meaning of Joachim is "established by G-d".

Joachim is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Jo-ah-chim.

The Given Name Joachim

Joachim is of uncertain origin.

It may originate from the name of the king of Judah from 608 to 598 BCE, Yahoyakim in Hebrew and Jahoyakim or Jehoiakim in English, whose birth name was Elyakim. Rabbinical literature describes him as a morally corrupt tyrant.

It may also originate from the Greek Ioakim from the Hebrew Yahoyakim who according to the apocryphal Gospel of James, was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of the Virgin Mary.

It derives from the Hebrew elements lehakim meaning "establish, set up, erect" and el or yaha meaning "G-d".bible)

Some famous bearers of this name include: Joachim Gauck, Joachim Hao Kaizhi, and Joachim Saccachibara.

Joachim Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 4,261 in baby name popularity for boys with 24 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 4,381 in baby name popularity for boys with 23 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

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Joachim Related Names

Variants of the name Joachim include Ioachime.

The names Gioacchino, Ioakim, Joakim, Joakima, Joaquim, Joaquima, Joaquin, Joaquina, Jochem, Jochen, Jochim, Joka, Jokin, Jokina, Jokum, Yakim are all forms of Joachim.

Joachim has the diminutive (nickname) Achim.

Famous Joachims

Joachim Gauck ~ German President (2012-)
Joachim Hao Kaizhi ~ Saint
Joachim Saccachibara ~ Saint

Joachim Numerology

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Joachim Name Fun

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