Etymology

Joachim

Jo·a·chim
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Today it means: The father of the Virgin Mary, according to apocryphal gospels. Full definition →

Latin Iōākīm ← Ancient Greek Ἰωακείμ ← Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹיָקִים
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrew · borrowed fromיְהוֹיָקִים
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸωακείμ
  3. Latin · derived fromIōākīm
  4. English todayJoachim

Derived from Latin Iōākīm, from Ancient Greek Ἰωακείμ (Iōakeím), Ἰωακίμ (Iōakím) (2 Kings 24:1), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹיָקִים (yəhôyâqîm, literally “may Yahweh raise up”). The Septuagint in 2 Kings 24 mentions "Ιωακιμ" and his son "Ιωαχιμ" (יהויכין), but the latter does not seem to be the source of the name Joachim, as in the Vulgate it is "Ioachin", and in Greek the father of Mary is Ιωακειμ, not Ιωαχιμ.

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