Given name
Joaquín
“the one whom Yahweh has raised”
Joaquín is a masculine given name. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joaquín goes back to Latin Joachim, meaning “the one whom Yahweh has raised.”
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Where it comes from
Joaquín comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Latin Joachim, from Ancient Greek Ἰωακείμ, from Hebrew.
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Joaquín’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Joaquín shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form Joakim. In Spanish usage, Joaquín has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form Joaquim. In Spanish usage, Joaquín has a conventional equivalent in the English form Joachim.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Joaquín has relatives in 15 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
12 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joaquín
- Joaquin PhoenixAmerican actorborn 1974
- El ChapoMexican drug lord (born 1957)
- JoaquínSpanish footballerborn 1981
- Jeconiahnineteenth King of Judah615 BC–596 BC
- Joaquín SorollaSpanish painter (1863–1923)
- Joaquín BalaguerPresident of the Dominican Republic (1906-2002)
- Joaquín CorreaArgentine association football playerborn 1994
- Baldomero EsparteroSpanish general and noble (1793-1879)
- Joaquín SabinaSpanish musicianborn 1949
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