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Joachim
Any feelings anyone would like to share regarding this name? I am coming around to it, though, I pronounce it the German way.
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Feels dated to me but not bad.
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Love it. I'm not sure of the German pronunication - I pronounce it jo-a-kim. It's very much a favorite.
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I just heard the German pronunication (thanks to Satu's fabulous site: http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html#J) and while I like it, it's unlikely I could get people around here to pronounce it that way.
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Hey, good site! I was able to hear the authentic pronounciation of my daughter's fiance's name, he's German. (Well, Canadian, but born in Germany.)
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Joachim sounds like a guy who is determined and kind of a badass. If he were a character in a story, he wouldn't quite be the hero, but as "the lancer" he would accomplish a lot.
I can see Joachim being appropriate for a wide age-range: from confident teenager to tough old guy.
I agree that the German pronunciation is best.
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I also pronounce it the German way, and I like it a lot. I picture an Joachim as someone intense and passionate, maybe a little prickly and hard to connect with, but not unkind. The English pronunciation bothers me enough that I wouldn't personally use Joachim as anything other than a middle name (plus, okay, I have a Noah, and Noah + Joa= namefail), but I have yet to make it work in any combo. I'm stuck admiring it from afar.
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I've always liked Joachim (German pronunciation). It's been used by several European royal families, which is where I first heard it.
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I love it. I have a cousin named Luke Joachim. Great name.
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I like both Joachim and Joakim (which is the most common spelling here). If I had been a boy, I would have been named either Fredrik or Joakim.
I think Joachim, with this spelling, looks ore sweet and it sounds like a curious little guy that would be fun to be around. But it also sounds nice on a grown up.
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Hey wait, you changed your posting name. Missed that.Anyway, I've always really like Joachim and variants. I also pronounce it the German way. The only one I've ever known in real life was a guy I went to college with, and that's how he pronounced it so it's stuck. It also made it seem like a much more approachable, usable name to me too. I think it's very warm and friendly.

This message was edited 7/25/2012, 12:20 PM

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