joachim
/ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯.ə.kɪm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The father of the Virgin Mary, according to apocryphal gospels.
name
A male given name from Hebrew, always rare in English.
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Iōākīm, Ἰωακείμ, יְהוֹיָקִים
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯.ə.kɪm/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯.ə.kɪm/