Achim (name)

Achim
Pronunciation [ˈaxiːm]
Gender male
Language(s) Hebrew in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Origin
Meaning made by Yahweh
Other names
See also Joachim

Achim is a male forename and a surname.

Origin and meaning

Achim (German pronunciation: [ˈaxiːm]) is the German short name for Joachim or Jehoiakim (Hebrew meaning "he whom Jehovah has set up"). In the Bible, Achim is mentioned in Jesus' genealogy as the son of Zadok and father of Eliud (Mt 1, 14). In this case, Achim means presumably "he will make" or "he will set up" in Hebrew (יקים).

Name days

A name day is the feast day of a saint after whom a person is named.

Persons with the surname

See also

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