Meaning & History
Means "Yahweh will establish" in Hebrew, from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and כּוּן (kun) meaning "to establish". In the Old Testament this is the name of a king of Judah. Also known as Jeconiah, he was imprisoned in Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar after a brief reign in the early 6th century BC.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesJokin(Basque) Yehoyakhin(Biblical Hebrew) Joaquim, Chimo, Quim, Ximo(Catalan) Jáchym(Czech) Joakim, Jokum, Kim(Danish) Jochem(Dutch) Joakim, Aki, Jaakkima, Jooa, Kim, Kimi(Finnish) Joachim(French) Joachim, Jochen, Achim, Jo, Jochim, Jockel(German) Gioacchino, Gioachino(Italian) Ioachim, Ioakeim, Joachim(Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend) Joakim(Macedonian) Joakim, Kim(Norwegian) Joachim(Polish) Joaquim, Quim(Portuguese) Akim, Yakim(Russian) Joakim(Serbian) Joaquín, Joaquin(Spanish) Joakim, Kim(Swedish)