Joachim

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Joachim

/ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯.ə.kɪm/ US
/ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯.ə.kɪm/ UK
/ˈjoʊ̯.kɪm/ US
/joʊ̯.əˈkiːm/ US

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Where it comes from

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.

proper noun

The father of the Virgin Mary, according to apocryphal gospels.
A male given name from Hebrew, always rare in English.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gert, michel, fest, hans, ernst, joaquim, joakim, joaquin, achim, jehoiakim, joacim, jochim, joachimite, joachimism, zechariah, mattathias

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name father of the Virgin Mary

हिन्दी	यहोयाक़ीम yahoyāqīm
Français	Joachim
Deutsch	Joachim
العربية	يُوَاقِيم yuwāqīm

name male given name

Español	Joaquín
Português	Joaquim
Français	Joachim
Deutsch	Joachim, Jojachin, Jojakim
Italiano	Gioacchino, Gioachino
Ελληνικά	Ιωακείμ Ioakeím
Русский	Аки́м Akím, Иоахим Ioaxim, Иоаким Ioakim, Яким Jakim
Tiếng Việt	Gioakim, Gioankim
العربية	يُوَاكِيم yuwākīm, يُوَاخِيم yuwāḵīm

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@misc{joachim_2026,
  title = {Joachim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joachim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}