Joakim or Joacim is a male given name primarily used in Scandinavian languages and Finnish. It is derived from a transliteration of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

יהוֹיָקִים, and literally means "lifted by Jehovah". In the Old Testament,

Jehoiakim Jehoiakim, also sometimes spelled Jehoikim; la, Joakim was the eighteenth and antepenultimate king of Judah from 609 to 598 BC. He was the second son of king Josiah () and Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. His birth name was Eliakim.; ...

was a king of Judah. In deutero-canonical texts, Joakim is the husband of Susanna, the central character in the narrative of Susanna (Daniel 13), and the high priest who leads the people of Israel in prayer in the Book of Judith. In the

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...

Orthodox Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to: Religion * Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pa ...

, and Anglican traditions,

Saint Joachim Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocrypha ...

was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of

Mary, the mother of Jesus Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...

. The story of Joachim and Anne appears first in the apocryphal

Gospel of James The Gospel of James (or the Protoevangelium of James) is a second-century infancy gospel telling of the miraculous conception of the Virgin Mary, her upbringing and marriage to Joseph, the journey of the couple to Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus, a ...

: Joachim and Anne are not mentioned in the Bible.Brownrigg, R., Brownrigg, C. (2001). ''Who's Who in the New Testament'', p. T-62. . Notable people with the name Joakim or Joacim include: * Joakim Alexandersson (born 1976), Swedish football player * Joakim Andersson (born 1971), Swedish diver * Joakim Andersson (born 1989), Swedish ice hockey player *

Joakim Assenmacher Joachim Assenmacher (born 10 January 1963) is a retired West German long jumper. He finished fourteenth at the 1987 European Indoor Championships. He represented the sports club USC Mainz, and won bronze medals at the West German championships i ...

(born 1963), German long jumper *

Joakim Austnes Joakim Rune Austnes (born 20 February 1983) is a Norwegian former professional football forward. During his active career, he played for Aalesund and Viking in Tippeligaen. Club career Austnes played for Aalesund from 2001 to 2007, before he ...

(born 1983), Norwegian football player *

Joakim Berg Herbert Joakim "Jocke" Berg (born 16 March 1970 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of Swedish Rock/Pop band Kent. Berg rarely gives interviews, saying in one: less is more. Berg ...

(born 1970), Swedish musician *

Joakim Bonnier Joakim Bonnier (31 January 1930 – 11 June 1972) was a Swedish sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams. He was the first Swede to both enter and win a Formula One Grand Prix. Early life Jo Bonnier was born in Stock ...

(1930–1972), Swedish motor racer *

Joakim Bäckström Joakim Bäckström (born 16 March 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer. Bäckström was born in Umeå. He turned professional in 1999. Having failed to win a place on the European Tour in 2000, Bäckström spent his early career in Sweden on t ...

(born 1978), Swedish golfer *

Joakim Brodén Joakim "Jocke" Brodén (born 5 October 1980) is a Swedish-Czech musician who is the lead vocalist, keyboardist and occasional third guitarist of the Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton. He and bassist Pär Sundström formed the band in 1999. Ear ...

(born 1980), Swedish-Czech musician, lead singer of the metal band Sabaton *

Joacim Cans Joacim Cans (born 19 February 1970 in Mora) is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of heavy metal band HammerFall. He is the only member aside from founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak to appear on all of the band's albums. Cans a ...

(born 1970), Swedish musician *

Joakim Cronman Joachim Cronman (c.1640 – March 5, 1703) was an owner of estates in Livonia and a colonel for the Swedish Empire. He was the Commandant of the Neumünde redoubt/fortlet (skans in Swedish). Biography Joachim Cronman was the son of Hans Dett ...

(1638–1703), Swedish soldier *

Joacim Eriksson Joacim Eriksson (born April 9, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Eriksson played several years in the Swedish junior leagues, making his prof ...

(born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player *

Joakim Eriksson Joakim Eriksson (born June 22, 1976) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and current general manager of the Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Hockey League. He has previously played for SHL teams Djurgårdens IF, Linköpings HC an ...

(born 1979), Swedish ice hockey player *

Joacim Esbjörs Eric Joacim Esbjörs (born July 4, 1970 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. Esbjörs spent the majority of his career for Västra Frölunda HC. Starting at junior level in 1986, he worked his way toward ...

(born 1970), Swedish ice hockey player * Joakim Garff (born 1960), Danish theologian * Joakim Gruev (1828–1912), Bulgarian writer *

Joakim Haeggman Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman (born 28 August 1969) is a Swedish professional golfer who formerly played on the European Tour. He was the first Swede to play in the Ryder Cup. Early life Haeggman was born in Kalmar on the east coast of the province ...

(born 1969), Swedish golfer * Joakim Halvarsson (born 1972), Swedish ski mountaineer *

Joakim Hedqvist Joakim Hedqvist (born 22 November 1977) is a Swedish professional bandy player, who currently plays for Edsbyns IF in Elitserien, the top division of Swedish bandy, with whom he has won five consecutive Swedish championships. During the season ...

(born 1977), Swedish bandy player * Joakim Hellstrand (born 1984), Swedish Youtuber and Twitch streamer * Joakim Hillding (born 1988), Swedish ice hockey player * Joakim Holmquist (born 1969), Swedish swimmer * Joakim Ingelsson, Swedish orienteer * Joakim Jonsson, Swedish drummer *

Joakim Karchovski Yoakim Karchovski ( bg, Йоаким Кърчовски; mk, Јоаким Крчовски c. 1750 - c. 1820), also known as Hadži Joakim, was a cleric, writer and one of the early figures of the Bulgarian National Revival.Becoming Bulgarian: the ...

(c. 1750 – 1820), Macedonian writer * Joakim Karlsson (kickboxer), Swedish kickboxer * Joakim Karlsson (footballer) (born 1989), Swedish footballer *Joakim Karlsson (guitar player), guitarist of the American Metalcore band Bad Omens * Joakim Lindengren (born 1962), Swedish cartoonist *

Joakim Lindström Joakim Claes Lindström (born December 5, 1983) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League. Lindström has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbu ...

(born 1983), Swedish ice hockey player * Joakim Lystad (born 1953), Norwegian civil servant *

Joakim Nätterqvist Dag Joakim Tedson Nätterqvist (; born 24 October 1974) is a Swedish actor, theatre director, musical artist, singer, and acting coach. Background Nätterqvist was born in Gamla Uppsala. He is the son of competitive equestrians Ted and Pia L ...

(born 1974), Swedish actor * Joakim Nilsson (footballer born 1966), Swedish football player * Joakim Nilsson (footballer born 1985), Swedish football player * Joakim Nilsson (born 1971), Swedish javelin thrower *

Joakim Noah Joakim Simon Noah ( ; born February 25, 1985) is an American-born French-Swedish former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. The Chicago B ...

(born 1985), American–French–Swedish basketball player *

Joakim Nyström Joakim "Jocke" Nyström (born 20 February 1963) is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden who won 13 singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 March 1986, ...

(born 1963), Swedish tennis player *Joacim Persson, Swedish record producer and songwriter, see

Twin (production team) Twin (sometimes written as TWIN) is a Swedish record production and songwriting team, consisting of Niclas Molinder and Joacim Persson. Production and songwriting discography 2001 Charlotte Perrelli - ''Miss Jealousy'' * 02. "Miss Jealou ...

* Joakim Persson (born 1975), Swedish football player * Joakim Petersson (born 1983), Swedish member of the band Vains of Jenna * Joakim Pirinen (born 1961), Swedish cartoonist * Joakim Puhk (1888–1942), Estonian businessman * Joakim Sandell (born 1974), Swedish politician *

Joakim Frederik Schouw Joakim Frederik Schouw (7 February 1789 – 28 April 1852) was a Danish lawyer, botanist and politician. From 1821, professor in botany at the University of Copenhagen — first extraordinary professor, but after the death of J.W. Hornemann in ...

(1789–1852), Danish lawyer *

Joakim Sjöhage Joakim Sjöhage (born 27 September 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. In 2006 and 2007, respectively, he won Allsvenskan and Tippeligaen, the top divisions of Sweden and Norway. With Elfsborg, he also won ...

(born 1986), Swedish football player *

Joakim Soria Joakim Agustín Soria Ramos (born May 18, 1984) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Milwa ...

(born 1984), Mexican baseball player * Joakim Stulić (1730–1817), Croatian lexicographer *

Joakim Sundström Joakim Sundström is a Swedish supervising sound editor, sound designer and musician. Sundström was born on February 27, 1965, in the city of Gävle in Sweden and brought up in Buchanan, Liberia on the West African Atlantic coast. He coll ...

(born 1965), Swedish sound designer and musician * Joakim Thåström (born 1957), Swedish musician *

Joacim Tuuri Joacim Tuuri (born 16 October 1989) is a Finnish footballer who represents Vaasan Palloseura of Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league st ...

(born 1989), Finnish footballer * Joakim Vujić (1772–1847), Serbian dramatist

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