Given name · also Karelian
Jaakkima
“(large, forested) hill”
Jaakkima is a masculine given name from Karelian (ultimately Russian), meaning “(large, forested) hill.” It is used in Finnish.
Original RussianЯким
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Jaakkima comes from Karelian, and ultimately from Russian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Jaakkima developed from Яким.
Jaakkima’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Jaakkima developed from the Russian form Яким. In Finnish usage, Jaakkima has a conventional equivalent in the English form Joachim.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Jaakkima has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.
Russianwhere Jaakkima comes from · 1 name
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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