Meaning: A short form of the Hebrew name Yehoyakim (Jehoiakim), 'the Lord will raise up' or 'the Lord establishes'. The same root gives Joachim, traditionally named in Christian tradition as the father of Mary, and the Slavic Yakim.Low
In 30 seconds: A short Hebrew name with a rising meaning: Yakim, 'the Lord will raise up' (said 'yah-KEEM').
MeaningA short form of the Hebrew name Yehoyakim (Jehoiakim), 'the Lord will raise up' or 'the Lord establishes'. The same root gives Joachim, traditionally named in Christian tradition as the father of Mary, and the Slavic Yakim.
Yakim is a short form of the Hebrew Yehoyakim (biblical Jehoiakim), 'the Lord will raise up; the Lord establishes'. From the same root come Joachim, honored in Christian tradition as the father of Mary, and the Slavic forms Yakim and Akim. It is a compact name with a long line behind it (said 'yah-KEEM').
It appears only rarely for boys in the U.S. Rare, rooted, and crisp.
Did you know? Yakim shortens Yehoyakim — 'the Lord will raise up' — the same root that gives Europe the name Joachim, and it lives on in Slavic use as Yakim or Akim.
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References — Yakim — Hebrew Yehoyakim short form; behind Joachim/Akim
