While there is no direct English equivalent, my husband's family are all Portuguese. As shown below the Portuguese version of Joachim is "Joaquim, Quim (Portuguese)." All the Joaquims in his family are called Jack. Eileen > -----Original Message----- > From: paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of jeffrey61@earthlink.net > Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 7:51 AM > To: paberks@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PABERKS] name "Joachim" PABERKS Digest, Vol 7, Issue 165 > > > Anyone know what the English equivalent of the German given name "Joachim" > would be? > > > [1]http://www.behindthename.com/name/joachim > > > GENDER: Masculine > USAGE: French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend > PRONOUNCED: zho-a-KEEM (French), YO-ah-khim (German), yo-AH-khim > (German), > yaw-AH-kheem (Polish), JO-É-kim (English) [key] > Meaning & History > Contracted form of JEHOIACHIN or JEHOIAKIM. According to the apocryphal > Gospel of James, Saint Joachim was the husband of Saint Anne and the father > of the Virgin Mary. Due to his popularity in the Middle Ages, the name came > into general use in Christian Europe (though it was never common in > England). > Related Names > See All Relations > Show Family Tree VARIANTS: Jochem, Jochen, Jochim (German), Ioachim, > Ioakeim > (Judeo-Christian Legend) > DIMINUTIVES: Achim, Jo (German) > OTHER LANGUAGES: Jokin (Basque), Jehoiachin, Jehoiakim (Biblical), > Yehoyakhin, Yehoyakim (Biblical Hebrew), Joaquim, Quim (Catalan), Jáchym > (Czech), Jokum (Danish), Jochem (Dutch), Jaakkima, Joakim, Aki, Kim, Kimi > (Finnish), Gioacchino, Gioachino (Italian), Joakim (Macedonian), Joaquim, > Quim (Portuguese), Akim, Yakim (Russian), Joakim, Kim (Scandinavian), Joakim > (Serbian), JoaquÃn, Chimo (Spanish) > -----Original Message----- > >From: paberks-request@rootsweb.com > >Sent: Aug 18, 2012 3:00 AM > >To: paberks@rootsweb.com > >Subject: PABERKS Digest, Vol 7, Issue 165 > > > > > > > > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > > > >When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to which > you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Remember > to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message > subject to which you are replying. > > > >Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Joachim (Sharon Kleinstuber) > > 2. Re: Joachim (Eileen Souza) > > 3. Re: Joachim (Sharon Kleinstuber) > > 4. Re: Joachim (JRBinkley) > > 5. Records of Rev. Daniel Schumacher (Sharon Kleinstuber) > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Message: 1 > >Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:11:33 -0400 > >From: Sharon Kleinstuber > >Subject: [PABERKS] Joachim > >To: mailing list Berks County > >Message-ID: > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > > > > > > >Anyone know what the English equivalent of the German given name > "Joachim" > would be? Sharon > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 2 > >Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:23:16 -0400 > >From: "Eileen Souza" > >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Joachim > >To: > >Message-ID: <007101cd7cc6$e64d8020$b2e88060$@gmail.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > >Well, the same name in Portuguese is Joaquim, and I always heard it given > >the English equivalent of John or Jack. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paberks- > bounces@rootsweb.com] > >> On Behalf Of Sharon Kleinstuber > >> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 6:12 PM > >> To: mailing list Berks County > >> Subject: [PABERKS] Joachim > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Anyone know what the English equivalent of the German given name > "Joachim" > >> would be? Sharon > >> ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > >> PABERKS@rootsweb.com > >> > >> To contact the List Administrator: > >> Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com > >> > >> To visit the Berks Message Board: > >> > > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa > .s > >> tates.pennsylvania.counties.berks > >> > >> To visit the Berks County, PA website: > >> http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ > >> Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PABERKS- > >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the > >> subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 3 > >Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:32:28 -0400 > >From: Sharon Kleinstuber > >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Joachim > >To: mailing list Berks County > >Message-ID: > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > >Thanks. I was thinking maybe Jacob, but have not been able to find anyplace > to confirm that, or any name translation or nichname. Sharon > > > From: eileen.souza@gmail.com > >> To: paberks@rootsweb.com > >> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:23:16 -0400 > >> Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Joachim > >> > >> Well, the same name in Portuguese is Joaquim, and I always heard it given > >> the English equivalent of John or Jack. > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com] > >> > On Behalf Of Sharon Kleinstuber > >> > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 6:12 PM > >> > To: mailing list Berks County > >> > Subject: [PABERKS] Joachim > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Anyone know what the English equivalent of the German given name > "Joachim" > >> > would be? Sharon > >> > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > >> > PABERKS@rootsweb.com > >> > > >> > To contact the List Administrator: > >> > Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com > >> > > >> > To visit the Berks Message Board: > >> > > >> > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.s > >> > tates.pennsylvania.counties.berks > >> > > >> > To visit the Berks County, PA website: > >> > http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ > >> > Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PABERKS- > >> > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the > >> > subject and the body of the message > >> > >> ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > >> PABERKS@rootsweb.com > >> > >> To contact the List Administrator: > >> Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com > >> > >> To visit the Berks Message Board: > >> > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.s > t > ates.pennsylvania.counties.berks > >> > >> To visit the Berks County, PA website: > >> http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ > >> Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 4 > >Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:55:58 -0400 > >From: JRBinkley > >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Joachim > >To: paberks@rootsweb.com > >Message-ID: <82586C5D-3BD7-4622-969C- > 22103FA330F3@zoominternet.net> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > > >It's not a popular name in English, but I think the standard form is > >Joachim, straight from the Bible, and I've never heard a nickname for > >it. Joaquin in Spanish (Mexico) is pretty common. > >JRB > > > >On Aug 17, 2012, at 7:32 PM, Sharon Kleinstuber wrote: > > > >> > >> Thanks. I was thinking maybe Jacob, but have not been able to find > >> anyplace to confirm that, or any name translation or nichname. Sharon > >>> From: eileen.souza@gmail.com > >>> To: paberks@rootsweb.com > >>> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:23:16 -0400 > >>> Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Joachim > >>> > >>> Well, the same name in Portuguese is Joaquim, and I always heard it > >>> given > >>> the English equivalent of John or Jack. > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>From:paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com[mailto:paberks- > bounces@rootsweb.com > >>>> ] > >>>> On Behalf Of Sharon Kleinstuber > >>>> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 6:12 PM > >>>> To: mailing list Berks County > >>>> Subject: [PABERKS] Joachim > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Anyone know what the English equivalent of the German given name > >>>> "Joachim" > >>>> would be? Sharon > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 5 > >Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:12:06 -0400 > >From: Sharon Kleinstuber > >Subject: [PABERKS] Records of Rev. Daniel Schumacher > >To: mailing list Berks County > >Message-ID: > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have a copy of the baptismal records of Rev. Daniel > Schumacher? I would like a copy of the page that lists the baptism of > Johannes Brautigam, s/o Paul & Margaretha, baptised 13 Mar 1757 at age 8 > weeks. I've lost or mis-placed my copy of this record. If there are other > Brautigam children baptised by Rev. Schumacher, I would love a copy of their > page also. Thank you, Sharon snkgenealogy@hotmail.com > > > >------------------------------ > > > >To contact the PABERKS list administrator, send an email to > >PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > >To post a message to the PABERKS mailing list, send an email to > PABERKS@rootsweb.com. > > > >__________________________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com > >with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > >email with no additional text. > > > > > >End of PABERKS Digest, Vol 7, Issue 165 > >*************************************** > > References > > 1. http://www.behindthename.com/name/joachim > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > PABERKS@rootsweb.com > > To contact the List Administrator: > Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com > > To visit the Berks Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.s > tates.pennsylvania.counties.berks > > To visit the Berks County, PA website: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ > Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PABERKS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message