Achim (name)
Achim is a male forename and a surname.
Origin and meaning
Achim is the German short name for Joachim or Jehoiakim. In the Bible, Achim is mentioned in Jesus' genealogy as the son of Zadok and father of Eliud. In this case, Achim means presumably "he will make" or "he will set up" in Hebrew.Name days
A name day is the feast day of a saint after whom a person is named.- 26 July
- 16 August
Persons with the given name
- Achim Albrecht, German bodybuilder and professional wrestler
- Achim Benning, German actor and director
- Achim Fiedler, German conductor
- Achim Freyer, German stage director, set designer and painter
- Achim Gercke, German politician
- Achim Glückler, German former football player
- Achim Grabowski, German ten-pin-bowler
- Achim Hill, German former rower
- Achim Lippoth, German photographer
- Achim Moeller, German-American art dealer, art historian, curator, agent, and appraiser
- Achim Müller, German scientist
- Achim Peters, German obesity specialist
- Achim Pfuderer, German football player
- Achim Reichel, German musician, record producer and songwriter
- Achim Richter, German nuclear physicist
- Achim Schwarze, German author
- Achim Sidorov, Romanian former sprint canoer
- Achim Steiner, German expert in environmental politics
- Achim Stößer, German author and animal rights activist
- Achim Stocker, German president of football club SC Freiburg
- Achim Vogt, Liechtenstein former alpine skier
- Achim von Britzke, German soldier
- Achim Warmbold, German former rally driver
- Achim Weber, German football coach and former player
- Achim (biblical figure), Son of Zadok, father of Eliud, mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Persons with the surname
- Cosmin Achim, Romanian footballer
- Florin Achim, Romanian footballer
- Honoré Achim, Canadian politician and lawyer
- Sebastian Achim, Romanian football player
- Ștefan Achim, Romanian weightlifter and military officer
- Vlad Achim, Romanian football player