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Joachim is often pronounced hwa-KEEM in the United States, likely due to the influence of the name Joaquín.
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Also Romansh:
Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
Https://sursassiala.ch/2015/01/15/familienforschung/
Https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=56
Http://www.annalas.ch/persunas/display/q:Joachim
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Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
Https://sursassiala.ch/2015/01/15/familienforschung/
Https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=56
Http://www.annalas.ch/persunas/display/q:Joachim
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Also used in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian as a variant of Joakim: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Joachim
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Also Flemish and French (Belgian): http://www.names.be/jongensnamen.html?met=Joachim&sort=alpha
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Also Dutch: https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Joachim
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Joachim "Jochen" Peiper "famous" for the Malmedy-massacre during WW2.
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Also Provençal: https://ieo-oc.org/spip.php?page=article&id_article=290 --- Source: Institut d'Estudis Occitans
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This name was used in John Dos Passos' book The 42nd Parallel for a person who cheated on someone else's wife. I thought it was interesting because the wife's name was Annabelle, similar to "Anne" in the description. Not sure if that's a coincidence.
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I love this name so much. It's so rare and mysterious. I think it should be used a lot more.
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Apparently Joachim (including its alternative spellings and variations) is a pretty common name here where I live, in the Philippines.
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The Polish pronunciation is wrong - in Poland, Joachim is pronounced yaw-A-heem. The "h" sounds just like in hello.
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Joachim Georg Kroll was a German serial killer, child molester and cannibal. He was known as the Ruhr Cannibal, Ruhr Hunter and the Duisburg Man-Eater. He was convicted of eight murders but confessed to a total of 14 which he committed in and around the Ruhr metropolitan region.
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Joachim Löw is a German football coach, and former player. He is currently the head coach of the German national team, which he led to victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
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Joachim Garraud is a French DJ, remixer and producer. He is the producer of stars such as Geyster, Paul Johnson, Deep Dish, David Bowie, OMD, Kylie Minogue, Mylène Farmer, Cassius, Belamour, Kid Vicious, Saffron Hill and Culture Club.
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I like this name. It has some interesting cognates.
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My older brother is named this. Naturally, I like the name.
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A famous bearer is Joachim Murat (1767-1815). A brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte through his marriage to Caroline Bonaparte, he received the titles Grand Duke of Berg and King of Naples. A military officer, he was also in charge of the French Army during the 2nd of May Uprising during the Peninsular War. After Napoleon's fall, he was executed by firing squad, famously asking his executioners to avoid shooting his face.
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Joachim (1603-1625) was the son of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg and his wife Anna.
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Joachim (1557-1557) was the son of Augustus, Elector of Saxony and his wife Anna of Denmark.
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Joachim (1459-1459) was the son of King Louis XI of France and his wife Charlotte.
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Joachim (1890-1920) was the son of Wilhelm II, German Emperor and his wife Augusta.
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Joachim Beuckelaer (1525-1574) was a Netherlandish painter.
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Joachim Beuckelaer (1533–1574) was a Flemish painter. A native of Antwerp, he studied under his uncle, Pieter Aertsen.
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Pronounced yo-AH-kheem in German.
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Gioacchino Rossini-great Italian composer. Joiachim Murat -French general and King of Naples.
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Can also be used as a surname.
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In France it is more often pronounced "zho-ah-kim". The pronunciation "zho-ah-shen" was used in the Middle Age, though. [noted -ed]
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Joachim is one of the two central characters in Jostein Gaarder's novel, "The Christmas Mystery".
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Also Scandinavian.
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The Amish pronounce it yo-kuhm.
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Joachim is also the Slovak form. Czech form is Jáchym. Pronounced as "Ya-kheem" (short -ee-).
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In Polish it's not pronounced yaw-AH-kheem but yo-AH-heem.
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In Portuguese this is pronounced "Zho-ah-kee".
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The French pronunciation is actually "zho-ah-KIM". [noted -ed]
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The current coach of the German national football team is Joachim Löw.
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In Spanish it is pronounced WA-keem.
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The Spanish pronunciation wouldn't actually be "WA-keem" as another user said. It would be "ho-AH-keem," though said quickly (as words in Spanish usually are) it would sound almost identical.
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My younger brothers' name is Joachim. My parents say it is Hebrew also and it means "the Lord will judge".
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This is the first name of the Danish Prince Joachim. He is the youngest son of Queen Margrete II of Denmark and her husband Prince Henrik.
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The Danish pronunciation of Joachim: YO-a-kim.
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