Given name · Russian

Аким

“established by Yahweh”

Аким (Akím) is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Akim.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Аким goes back to a word meaning “established by Yahweh.”

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Where it comes from

Аким comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew יְהוֹיָקִים.

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Аким’s family of names

In Russian usage, Аким has a conventional equivalent in the German form Joachim. In Russian usage, Аким has a conventional equivalent in the English form Akim. In Russian usage, Аким has a transliteration in Akim.

Walk Аким’s family in the name graph

АкимAkimAkímJoachimIoachimus

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Аким has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.

RussianHebrew

4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Аким, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew

Ayil

Ayil is a surname from Hebrew.

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“fire like sprinkles” · “so fire is scattered”

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Thamah

“wipe clean” · “strike”

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>99% boys

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Lamec

“to make small”

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Hebrew · Biblical

Japhlet

“he will deliver”

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86% boys · 14% girls

Hebrew

Neemia

“consolation of Yahweh”

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77% boys · 23% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Dumah

“(deadly) silence”

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>99% boys

Hebrew

Ilìa

“Jah is my God”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Аким’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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