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

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

יהוֹיָקִים, and literally means "lifted by

Jehovah Jehovah () is a Romanization, Latinization of the Hebrew language, Hebrew , one Tiberian vocalization, vocalization of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), the proper name of the God in Judaism, God of Israel in the Hebrew BibleOld Testament. The Tetr ...

". In the Old Testament,

Jehoiakim Jehoiakim, also sometimes spelled Jehoikim 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. Background Af ...

was a king of Judah. In

deutero-canonical The deuterocanonical books, meaning 'of, pertaining to, or constituting a second canon', collectively known as the Deuterocanon (DC), are certain books and passages considered to be canonical books of the Old Testament by the Catholic Churc ...

texts, Joakim is the husband of Susanna, the central character in the narrative of Susanna (Daniel 13), and the

high priest The term "high priest" usually refers either to an individual who holds the office of ruler-priest, or to one who is the head of a religious organisation. Ancient Egypt In ancient Egypt, a high priest was the chief priest of any of the many god ...

who leads the people of Israel in prayer in the

Book of Judith The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Christian Old Testament of the Bible but Development of the Hebrew Bible canon, excluded from the ...

. In the

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

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-pag ...

, and

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traditions,

Saint Joachim Joachim was, according to Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary (mother of Jesus), and the maternal grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of the New Testament apoc ...

was the husband of

Saint Anne According to apocrypha, as well as Christianity, Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's Gosp ...

and the father of

Mary, the mother of Jesus Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...

. 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 J ...

: Joachim and Anne are not mentioned in the Bible.Brownrigg, R., Brownrigg, C. (2001). ''Who's Who in the New Testament'', p. T-62. .

People

Notable people with the name Joakim or Joacim include: *

Joakim Åhlund Frans Joakim "Jocke" Åhlund (born 9 August 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish musician, producer and music video director. He is the lead guitarist and lead singer of the band Caesars (band), Caesars, and a member of the bands Teddybears (ba ...

(born 1970), Swedish musician, producer, and music video director *

Joakim Alexandersson Joakim Alexandersson (born 27 January 1976) is a Swedish football manager and former footballer who played as a defender. He currently serves as the head coach of the India U20 and India U17 women's football teams. He also served as the interi ...

(born 1976), Swedish football player *

Joakim Alriksson Joakim Alriksson (born August 18, 1992), is a Swedish footballer who plays for Enskede IK as a midfielder. Career He made his debut against Halmstads BK on 7 November 2010 in the last round of Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as ...

(born 1992), Swedish footballer *

Joakim Andersson Joakim Anders Andersson (born 5 February 1989) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre who played in the for Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and with the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL). Andersson was drafted 88th ...

(born 1971), Swedish diver *

(born 1989), Swedish ice hockey player *

Joakim Askling Joakim Daniel Askling (; born 4 January 1990) is a Swedish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footbal ...

(born 1990), Swedish footballer *

Joakim Assenmacher Joakim Assenmacher (born 10 January 1963) is a retired West German long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along ...

(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 h ...

(born 1983), Norwegian football player *

Joakim Bäckström Joakim Bäckström (born 16 March 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer. Early life Bäckström was born in Umeå. Professional career In 1999, Bäckström turned professional. Having failed to win a place on the European Tour in 2000, ...

(born 1978), Swedish professional golfer *

Joakim Balmy Joakim Balmy (; born 17 September 1997) is a French footballer who plays for Championnat National 3 club Jura Dolois. Career Balmy started his career with Nice in the French Ligue 1, where he was on the bench on 4 occasions but never made an ...

(born 1997), French footballer *

Joakim Berg Herbert Joakim "Jocke" Berg (born 16 March 1970) is a Swedish singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Kent. Biography Berg was born and grew up in Eskilstuna. He moved to Stockholm in 1993 after the fou ...

(born 1970), Swedish musician *

Joakim Berner Joakim Berner (born 21 November 1957) is a Finnish former professional tennis player. Berner's family runs the Finnish conglomerate ''Berner Oy'', founded by his great-grandfather. His father Erik, who was CEO of the company, was also involved in ...

(born 1957), Finnish tennis player *

Joacim Bjøreng Joacim Ødegård Bjøreng (born 14 December 1995) is a Norwegian ski jumper. At the 2015 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships he finished seventh in the normal hill and won a gold medal in the team competition. He made his Continental Cup deb ...

(born 1995), Norwegian sky jumper * Joakim "Jo" Bonnier (1930–1972), Swedish motor racer * Joakim Borda-Pedreira (born 1977), Swedish art historian, art critic, and art collector * Joakim Brodén (born 1980), Swedish-Czech musician, lead singer of the metal band Sabaton *

Joacim Cans Joacim Cans (born 19 February 1970) is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of power 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 attended ...

(born 1970), Swedish musician *

Joakim Carlsson Joakim "Jocke" Carlsson (also known as Joakim Mabergs; born 18 August 1972) is a Sweden, Swedish curling, curler. Teams Men's Mixed Private life He is from a curling family; his brother Mathias Mabergs (né Carlsson) is a curler and coach R ...

(born 1972), Swedish curler * Joakim Cronman (1638–1703), Swedish soldier * Joakim Demmer (born 1965), Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor * Joakim Dvärby (born 1989), Swedish judoka * Joakim Edsjö, Swedish professor of theoretical physics * Joakim Edström (born 1992), Swedish footballer * Joacim Eriksson (born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player * Joakim Eriksson (born 1979), Swedish ice hockey player * Joacim Esbjörs (born 1970), Swedish ice hockey player * Joakim Eskildsen (born 1971), Danish art photographer * Joakim Eyde (born 1991), Norwegian footballer *

Joakim Flyg Joakim Karl-Olof Flyg (born October 16, 1990) is a Swedish curler. (look for "Flyg, Joakim") He is a 2017 Swedish men's champion and a two-time Swedish mixed champion (2015, 2016). Teams Men's Mixed Personal life His sister is Swedish cu ...

(born 1990), Swedish curler *

Joakim Fohlman Joakim Fohlman (born 19 July 1979) is an entrepreneur and activist best known for his initiative to help those affected by crime in Sweden, including the movements Safer Uppsala County and the Foundation for a Safer Sweden. Fohlman's crusade agai ...

(born 1979), Swedish entrepreneur and activist *

Joakim Garff Joakim Garff (born 1960) is a Danish theologian and Søren Kierkegaard scholar at Søren Kierkegaard Research Center at the University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (, KU) is a public university, public research university in Cop ...

(born 1960), Danish theologian * Joakim Grönhagen (born 1972), Swedish professional golfer * 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 o ...

(born 1969), Swedish golfer * Joakim Hagelin (born 1989), Swedish ice hockey player *

Joakim Halvarsson Joakim Halvarsson (born 12 March 1972) is a Swedish ski mountaineer. Halvarsson was born in Östersund and has been member of the national team since 2006. He started ski mountaineering in 2000 and competed first in the Swedish Cup Ski Mountaine ...

(born 1972), Swedish ski mountaineer *

Joakim Hauge The Sahara Forest Project aims to provide fresh water, food and renewable energy in hot, arid regions as well as re-vegetating areas of uninhabited desert. The founding team was composed of Seawater Greenhouse Ltd, Exploration Architecture, Max ...

(born 1973), Norwegian biologist * Joakim Hedqvist (born 1977), Swedish bandy player *

Joacim Heier Joacim Heier (born 27 January 1986) is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper. He hails from Rakkestad. He was capped as a youth and U21 international for Norway, and was a squad member for the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Follow ...

(born 1986), Norwegian footballer * Joakim Hellstrand (born 1984), Swedish Youtuber and Twitch streamer * Joakim Herbut (1928–2005), Macedonian Catholic prelate * Joakim Hillding (born 1988), Swedish ice hockey player * Joakim Holmquist (born 1969), Swedish swimmer *

Joacim Holtan Joacim Emil Godhei Holtan (born 8 August 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Kongsvinger. Career Holtan started his career with Start, where he did not manage to break through to the first team. He instead joined sixth-ti ...

(born 1998), Norwegian footballer *

Joakim Hykkerud Joakim André Groth Hykkerud (born 10 February 1986) is a Norwegian handball player for Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold and the Norwegian national team. He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship The 2016 EHF European Men's Ha ...

(born 1986), Norwegian handball player * Joakim Ingelsson (born 1963), Swedish orienteer *

Joakim Jensen Joakim Jensen (born 8 August 1987) is a retired Norwegian professional ice hockey player who spent most of his career with Storhamar of the Norwegian GET-ligaen. Jensen scored the overtime game-winning goal against Sparta Sparta wa ...

(born 1987), Norwegian ice hockey player * Joacim Jonsson (born 1974), Swedish football manager * Joakim Jonsson, Swedish drummer * Joakim Karchovski (c. 1750 – 1820), Macedonian writer * Joakim Karlberg (born 1964), Swedish speed skater * Joakim Karlsson, multiple people * Joakim Kemell (born 2004), Finnish ice hockey player *

Joakim Lagergren Joakim Kevin Lagergren (born 15 November 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour having previously played on the Challenge Tour. Professional career Lagergren turned professional in 2010 and initially play ...

(born 1991), Swedish professional golfer *

Joakim Larsson Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson (born 19 August 1963), known professionally as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Europe. He has written most of the band's biggest hit songs, including " The Fi ...

, Swedish singer known professionally as Joey Tempest *

(born 1969), Swedish researcher * Joakim Lartey (born 1953), Ghanaian-American drummer *

Joakim Latonen Joakim Latonen (born 24 February 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan, as an attacking midfielder. Club career Early career Latonen started to play football in a youth team of Kaarinan Pojat (KaaP ...

(born 1998), Finnish footballer *

Joakim Lehmkuhl Joakim Lehmkuhl (22 September 1895 – 15 October 1984) was a Norwegian engineer, industrialist and politician. Lehmkuhl was born in Bergen to former Minister of Labour Kristofer Lehmkuhl, and Magdalene Marie Michelsen, sister to Christian M ...

(1895–1984), Norwegian engineer, industrialist, and politician * Joakim Lindberg (born 1993), Swedish canoeist * Joakim Lindengren (born 1962), Swedish cartoonist * Joakim Lindner (born 1991), Swedish footballer *

Joakim Lindström Joakim Claes Lindström (born 5 December 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey winger who last played for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League. Lindström previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Col ...

(born 1983), Swedish ice hockey player * Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg, Swedish heavy metal vocalist * Joakim Lystad (born 1953), Norwegian civil servant *

Joakim Mæhle Joakim Mæhle Pedersen (born 20 May 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Denmark national team. Club career AaB Born in Østervrå, Vendsyssel, Mæhle started playing foo ...

(born 1997), Danish footballer *

Joakim Marković Joakim Marković (c. 1685–1757) was an Austrian Serb painter who worked in Old Slavonia. He painted the iconostasis of two bishopric churches in Pakrac and Severin County, and in St. Thomas Church in Dišnik (now Garesnica in the Bjelovar-Bilo ...

(c. 1685–1757), Austrian-Serbian painter *

Joakim Mattsson Joakim Mattsson (born January 24, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He played with Timrå IK in the Elitserien during the 2010–11 Elitserien season The 2010–11 Elitserien season was the 36th season of Elitserien. The regul ...

(born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player *

Joakim Medin Kaj Joakim Medin (born 28 August 1984) is a Swedish journalist and writer. Publications In 2016, Medin wrote the book ''Kobane: den kurdiska revolutionen och kampen mot IS'' (translation: "Kobani: The Kurdish revolution and the battle against IS ...

(born 1984), Swedish journalist and writer * Joakim Mogren, false name used during initial reveal of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain *

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 Le ...

(born 1974), Swedish actor * Joakim Nilsson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Joakim Noah Joakim Simon Noah ( ; born February 25, 1985) is a former professional basketball player. Born in New York, Noah was a member of the France national team and played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA championsh ...

(born 1985), American–French–Swedish basketball player * Joakim Norbeck (born 1965), Swedish molecular biotechnology scientist * Joakim Nordström (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey 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 198 ...

(born 1963), Swedish tennis player *

Joakim Olausson Joakim Olausson (born 14 April 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Ljungskile SK as a midfielder. Club career Olausson joined Atalanta in 2011 from Örgryte IS. He made his Serie A debut on 18 May 2014 in a 2–1 away defeat against ...

(born 1995), Swedish footballer * Joakim Oldorff (born 2002), Finnish badminton player *

Joakim Palme Per Joakim Palme (born 18 May 1958) is a Swedish political scientist and sociologist. He is the eldest son of Olof Palme, who was Prime Minister of Sweden until his assassination in 1986, and his wife Lisbeth Palme. Career Since 2009, Palm ...

(born 1958), Swedish political scientist and sociologist *

Joacim Persson Joacim Bo Persson (born April 17, 1971) is a Swedish songwriter, producer, music publisher, entrepreneur and one of the founders of Auddly, a venture between Niclas Molinder, Max Martin and Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA). With Molinder, he is also part ...

, Swedish record producer and songwriter *

Joakim Persson (disambiguation) Joakim Persson may refer to: *Joakim Persson (ice hockey) (born 1970), Swedish ice hockey player *Joakim Persson (footballer, born 1975), Swedish football manager and former midfielder *Joakim Persson (footballer, born 2002), Swedish football winge ...

, multiple people * Joakim Petersson (born 1983), Swedish member of the band Vains of Jenna * Joakim Pirinen (born 1961), Swedish cartoonist *

Joakim Puhk Joakim Puhk (25 May 1888 – 14 September 1942) was an Estonian businessman, economist and Rotarian; a member of the International Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1936 to 1942. Biography Joakim Pu ...

(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 1 ...

(1789–1852), Danish lawyer * Joakim Sandell (born 1975), Swedish politician *

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 Joakim Stulić, also Joakim Stulli as styled by himself, (1730–1817) was a lexicographer from the Republic of Ragusa, the author of the biggest dictionary in the older list of Croatian dictionaries, Croatian lexicography. Biography He was b ...

(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 collaborat ...

(born 1965), Swedish sound designer and musician *

Joakim Thåström Sven Joakim Eriksson Thåström (born 20 March 1957), better known as Thåström, is a Swedish singer and songwriter, mostly known for the bands Ebba Grön and Imperiet. He has moved between a number of genres, from punk to rock, industrial and a ...

(born 1957), Swedish musician * Joacim Tuuri (born 1989), Finnish footballer *

Joakim Vujić Joakim Vujić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јоаким Вујић; 9 September 1772 – 8 November 1847) was a Serbian writer, dramatist (musical stage and theatre), actor, traveler and polyglot. He was one of the most accomplished Serbian dramatists and ...

(1772–1847), Serbian dramatist *

Joakim Wasiliadis Ioakeim Vasiliadis (born 24 January 1965) is a Greek wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Ba ...

(Ioakeim Vasiliadis, born 1965), Greek professional wrestler * Joakim Wikström (born 1991), Swedish professional golfer *

Joakim Wrele Joakim Wrele (born 7 January 1991) is a Swedish footballer who plays for as a midfielder for IL Hødd Idrottslaget Hødd is a multi-sports club from Ulsteinvik in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Founded in 1919, it has sections for team handball, ...

, Swedish footballer * Joakim Zander (born 1975), Swedish author and lawyer

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