MEANING & HISTORY
What does Joaquin mean?
Joaquin is an unaccented form of Spanish Joaquín, continuing Joachim. The older name is associated with Hebrew names represented by Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin, with interpretations Yahweh raises up and Yahweh will establish, respectively.
In Christian tradition Joachim is the name assigned to Mary’s father in the apocryphal Gospel of James. This religious association helped transmit the name, but Joaquin’s missing accent is simply a spelling adaptation rather than evidence for a different ancient origin.
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Tagalog
- /hoaˈkin/
- [ho.wɐˈx̠ɪn̪]
- /waˈkin/
- [wɐˈx̠ɪn̪]
Jo · a · quin3 written divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Spanish
Dictionary accounts by language
Tagalog
Borrowed from Spanish Joaquín.
a male given name from Spanish
Wiktionary: Joaquin (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
English
Borrowed from Spanish Joaquín.
A male given name from Spanish, an anglicized spelling of Spanish Joaquín.
Wiktionary: Joaquin (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Joaquin
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Joaquin Bernas
Filipino academic (1932-2021)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Jun Chipeco
Filipino politician
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Related forms & spellings
Similar names to Joaquin
Explore names with a similar opening or ending.
Names in this collection
- Joaquín♂May God raise or establish
- Joaquina♀Feminine Joaquín; the Lord establishes
- Joachim♂May God raise up
- Joan♀English form of Joanna; God is gracious
- Joanie♀God is gracious; familiar form of Joan
- Bituin·Star
- Jo-Ann·Variant of Joanne, in the John-name family
- Joana♀Portuguese and Catalan feminine John-family form
What rhymes with Joaquin?
Dictionary rhyme matches for the readings shown.
- AgustinTagalog · /-in/
- ArleneTagalog · /-in/
- CharleneTagalog · /-in/
- CrispinTagalog · /-in/
- DelfinTagalog · /-in/
- FrancineTagalog · /-in/
- GeraldineTagalog · /-in/
- IreneTagalog · /-in/
- JeanTagalog · /-in/
- NadineTagalog · /-in/
- ChristineEnglish · /-iːn/
- DeanEnglish · /-iːn/
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Joaquin
2 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Jerry Joaquin♂Jerry familiar-name family with Joachim-family Joaquin
- Joaquin Carlos Rawma·Documented spelling
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 9 elected-candidate records ·
JOAQUIN
· CSV row 1,342 · ODbL 1.0 - Wikidata
- 5 person records with this given name · Q20001326 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q20001326 — Joaquin (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Joaquin Bernas (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Jun Chipeco (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Joaquin (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Joaquin (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Joaquin (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Joaquín (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Joachim (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Jehoiakim (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Jehoiachin (opens in a new tab)