Achim is a male forename and a surname.
Origin and meaning
Achim (German pronunciation: [ˈaxiːm]) is the German short name for Joachim or Jehoiakim (Hebrew meaning "he whom Jehovah has set up"). In the Bible, Achim is mentioned in Jesus' genealogy as the son of Zadok and father of Eliud (Mt 1, 14). In this case, Achim means presumably "he will make" or "he will set up" in Hebrew (יקים).
A name day is the feast day of a saint after whom a person is named.
July 26
August 16
Achim Danladi Imoudu (born 1989), Nigerian analyst
Ludwig Achim von Arnim (1781–1831), German poet and novelist
Achim Kohler, German music producer and sound engineer
Achim Steiner (born 1961), German expert in environmental politics
Achim Warmbold (born 1941), German former rally driver
Achim Reichel (born 1944), German musician, record producer and songwriter
Achim Müller, German scientist
Achim Weber (born 1969), German football coach and former player
Achim Hill (born 1935), German former rower
Achim Glückler (born 1964), German former football player
Achim Gercke (1902–1997), German politician
Achim Benning (born 1935), German actor and director
Achim Stocker (1935–2009), German president of football club SC Freiburg
Achim Freyer (born 1934), German stage director, set designer and painter
Achim Fiedler (born 1975), German conductor
Achim Grabowski, German ten-pin-bowler
Achim Peters (born 1957), German obesity specialist
Achim Schwarze (born 1958), German author
Achim Moeller (born 1942), German-American art dealer, art historian, curator, agent, and appraiser
Achim Pfuderer (born 1975), German football player
Achim Richter (born 1940), German nuclear physicist
Achim Lippoth (born 1968), German photographer
Achim von Britzke (1920–1945), German soldier
Achim Vogt (born 1970), Liechtenstein former alpine skier
Achim Sidorov (born 1936), Romanian former sprint canoer
Achim Albrecht (born 1962), German bodybuilder and professional wrestler
Achim Dobermann, Soil scientist, formerly with the International Rice Research Institute, now Director of Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom
Achim Jakobsen (born 1991), Danish soldier
Achim Stößer (born 1963), German author and animal rights activist
Honoré Achim (1881–1950), Canadian politician and lawyer
Sebastian Achim (born 1986), Romanian football player
Ștefan Achim (1930–2007), Romanian weightlifter and military officer
Vlad Achim (born 1989), Romanian football player
