Joachim (first name)

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Joachim is a male given name common in Germany . Jochen and Achim are often used alternatively or as a short form.

Origin and meaning of the name

Joachim comes from the Hebrew name Jojakim (" YHWH erects" or "raised by JHWH") or Jojachin ("raised by YHWH"). According to the Tanakh, both were kings of the kingdom of Judah from the David dynasty.

Name days

Figure of Saint Joachim painted by Franz Ludwig Herrmann in 1750 on the false altar of the Mammern Castle Chapel

distribution

The name was widespread in the Middle Ages in the Levant , from where it also came to Europe with the Crusades.

The name Joachim became popular in German-speaking countries after the Reformation . It is often found in North German sources of the 16th and 17th centuries in the short form Chim, which is no longer in use today .

At the beginning of the 20th century, Joachim was a moderately common boy name. Its popularity gradually rose towards the middle of the century, by the 1950s the name made it into the top ten most common boy names in one year. His popularity fell sharply in the seventies, and since the early nineties hardly any boys have been called Joachim.

variants

  • Danish Achim , Akim, Joacim, Joakim , Jochum, Jock, Jockum, Jokum, Kim , Kimm, Kimmy, Kimo
  • German  Achim, Jochen, Jochim, Kim, Chim, Jachi, Jojo, Jo , Joe, Joey, Jochi, Joschi, Joschy, Jockel, Jogi
  • Finnish Aki, Akim, Akima, Jaakkima, Joakim , Kim, Kimi, Kimmo
  • Greek Ιωακείμ Ioakím
  • Italian Gioacchino
  • Japanese ヨ ア ヒ ム
  • Catalan Joaquim, Ximo
  • Croatian Joakim
  • Dutch Jochem, Jochum, Joggem, Joggum
  • Norwegian Akim, Akkim, Joacim, Joakim , Jochum, Jocum, Jokum, Kim
  • Polish (outdated) Jachym, Jochym, Joachym, Achym
  • Portuguese Joaquim
  • Romansh Giuachin, Giohen, Giachen, Jachiam
  • Russian Иоаким, Аким
  • Swedish Joacim, Joakim , Jocke, Jockum, Kim
  • Serbian Аћим Aćim
  • spanish Joaquín
  • Czech Jáchym
  • Basque Jokin

Family name:

Family names also emerged from the first name Joachim :

  • Joachim
  • Joachimmeyer, Joachimsmeier
  • Cajoches

u. a.

Well-known namesake

Saint

Patriarchs

Ruler

Dignitaries

Further

Short form Jochen

Further renaming

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Joachim  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistics "Popular first names"