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Hi there! I think of Joachim as being very Jewish, so if you aren't, to me it would seem a bit odd... Also, I don't pronounce it JO-ah-kim. Could be I'm saying it wrong, though.... Joaquin and Jochen are both forms of it though and they aren't pronuonced anywhere near that. Maybe you'd consider Jochen, though? It's the German form of Joachim and is pronounced YO-hen, the "h" being a cross between the 'h' and 'k' sounds. So it sounds kind of like a combination of Johann and Joachim... BTW I do like Joachim :o) If you're sticking with Joachim and not Jochen or Joaquin (which I also like a whole lot and pronounce wah-KEEN), then I vote for Johann though. Or have you considered Johannes (yo-HAHN-ess)? It's kind of a more modern form of Johann. I know a ton of Johanneses in Austria but all the Johanns are older.