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 [ 2 syll. joa-qui(n), jo-aqu-in ] The boy name Joaquin is pronounced as WAAKIYN KEY. Joaquin is used mostly in Spanish and it is of Hebrew origin. Joaquin is a form (Spanish) of the English name Joshua. Joaquin is also a form (Spanish) of the English, French, German, and Polish name Joachim. A form of the name is the Spanish spelling variant Joaquín. Joaquin is popular as a baby boy name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1940s. At the recent height of its usage in 2008, 0.057% of baby boys were named Joaquin. It had a ranking of #275 then. Within the family of boy names directly related to Joaquin, the English Joshua was the most regularly used in 2008. It was more commonly used than Joaquin by 15 times in that year. Baby names that sound like Joaquin include the Spanish Joaquín, the English, French, German, and Polish Joachim, the Portuguese Joaquim, the English Wieshawn, the English Wyshawn, and the English Wyshon. A famous person named Joaquin is Joaquin Phoenix, Actor, born 28 October 1974, San Juan, Puerto Rico. KEY: English pronunciation for Joaquin: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
