Yakim - Meaning of Yakim

What does Yakim mean?

Pronounce
Yakim

[ 2 syll. ya-kim, yak-im ] The baby boy name Yakim is pronounced YAA-KihM †. Yakim's origin and use are both in the Hebrew language.

In addition, Yakim is a variant form of the English, French, German, and Polish Joachim.

Yakim has 16 variant forms that are used in English and foreign languages. Variant forms used in English include Jachim, Jakim (used in Hebrew as well), Yacheem, Yachim, Yackeem, Yackim, Yakeem, Yehoyakim, and Yokim.

Foreign variant forms of Yakim include the Russian Akim, the Russian Ioakim, the Russian Iov, the Hebrew Jakeem, the Russian Jov, the Hebrew Yakum, and the Russian Yov.

Variant forms share the origin and thus the meaning of the name Yakim.

See also the related category hebrew.

Yakim is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Yakim include Yaaseen, Yachin, Yackim, Yakum, Yaseen, Yaseene, Yasein, Yaseine, Yashaun, Yashawn, Yashon, Yasien, Yasiene, Yasin, Yasine, Yasseen, Yassin, Yassine, Yasyn, and Yasyne.

† English pronunciation for Yakim: Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"