Meaning & History
Means "Yahweh raises up" in Hebrew, from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and קוּם (qum) meaning "to raise". In the Old Testament this is the name of a king of Judah. He lived in the 7th century BC, and was the son of Josiah and the father of Jehoiachin.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesJokin(Basque) Yehoyaqim(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)
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