Joakim

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Joakim
GenderMale
Origin
Region of originScandinavia

Joakim or Joacim is a male given name primarily used in Scandinavian languages,[1][2] Finnish[3][4] It is derived from a transliteration of the Hebrew יהוֹיָקִים, and literally means "lifted by Jehovah".

In the Old Testament, Jehoiakim was a king of Judah. In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions, Saint Joachim was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne appears first in the apocryphal Gospel of James: Joachim and Anne are not mentioned in the Bible.[5] In the deutero-canonical work Susanna (Daniel 13), Joakim is the husband of Susanna, the central character in the narrative.[6]

Notable people with the name Joakim or Joacim include:

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References[]

  1. ^ Brylla, E. (2004). Förnamn i Sverige – Kortfattat namnlexikon. Liber, Stockholm. ISBN 9789147051175.
  2. ^ Villarsen Meldgaard, E. (1994). Den store navnebog. Aschehoug, Copenhagen. ISBN 9788711126356.
  3. ^ Vilkuna, K. (2005). Etunimet. Otava, Helsinki. ISBN 9511188925.
  4. ^ Blomqvist, M. (2006). Vad heter finlandssvenskarna? Svenska folkskolans vänner, Helsinki. ISBN 9519087710
  5. ^ Brownrigg, R., Brownrigg, C. (2001). Who's Who in the New Testament, p. T-62. ISBN 0-415-26036-1.
  6. ^ Daniel 13:1: New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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