name
Spanish
Joaquin
Wah-keen
/wɑːˈkiːn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Joaquin
Sounds like
The ‘J’ is silent — starts with a ‘W’ sound.
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Spanish
- Meaning
- Spanish form of Joachim — ‘lifted by Yahweh’.
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Joaquín, Joachim
Common mispronunciations
JOE-a-kwinjo-AH-kin
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