// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Joaquim say when his quim was joa? It was a quim-ical reaction.

Joaquim
Pronunciation	Portuguese: [ʒuaˈkĩ, ʒuɐˈkĩ, ʒoaˈkĩ]; Catalan: [ʒuəˈkim, (d)ʒuaˈkim]
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Region of origin	Portugal
Other names
Related names	Joachim, Joaquín

Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim.

Given name

Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer
Joaquim de Almeida (born 1957), Portuguese actor
Joaquim Amat-Piniella (1913–1974), Catalan writer and politician
Joaquim António de Aguiar (1792–1884), Portuguese politician
Joaquim Antonio (Callado) da Silva (1848–1880), Brazilian composer and flutist
Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (1850–1930), first Cardinal to be born in Latin America
Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque (1855–1902), Portuguese soldier
Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes (born 1954), first black Supreme Federal Tribunal justice in Brazil
Joaquim Carvalho (1937–2022), Portuguese football goalkeeper
Joaquim Chissano (born 1939), President of Mozambique
Joaquim Conceição (born 1942), Portuguese footballer
Joaquim Coulanges (born 2006), Canadian soccer player
Joaquim Cruz (born 1963), former Brazilian athlete
Joaquim Ferraz (born 1974), Portuguese footballer
Joaquim Floriano de Godoy (1826–1907), Brazilian doctor and politician
Joaquim Goes, Indian scientist
Joaquim Gomes (born 1980), Angolan professional basketball player
Joaquim Gomes (cyclist) (born 1965), Portuguese road bicycle racer
Joaquim Guedes (1932–2008), Brazilian architect
Joaquim Henrique (born 1998), Brazilian football defender
Joaquim José Antunes (1731–1811), Portuguese harpsichord maker
Joaquim Leitão (born 1956), Portuguese film director
Joaquim Machado de Castro (1731–1822), one of Portugal's foremost sculptors
Joaquim de Magalhães Fernandes Barreiros (Quim Barreiros) (born 1947), Portuguese musician
Joaquim Magalhães Mota (1935–2007), Portuguese politician
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820–1882), Brazilian author
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839–1908), Brazilian realist novelist, poet and short-story writer
Joaquim Miranda (1950–2006), Portuguese economist and politician
Joaquim Nabuco (1849–1910), Brazilian writer and statesman
Joaquim Nadal (born 1948), spokesperson of the Catalan Government
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (1932–1988), Brazilian film director and screenwriter
Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins (1845–1894), Portuguese writer
Joaquim Pimenta de Castro (1846–1918), Portuguese military officer and politician
Joaquim Pinheiro (born 1960), retired Portuguese runner
Joaquim Pires Ferreira (born 1761), Brazilian merchant who acted in the Pernambucan revolt
Joaquim Rafael Branco (born 1953), São Toméan politician
Joaquim Rodríguez (born 1979), Spanish Cyclist
Joaquim Santana (1936–1989), Portuguese footballer
Joaquim Sapinho (born 1965), Portuguese film director
Joaquim Silva (athlete) (born 1961), Portuguese long-distance runner
Joaquim Videira (born 1984), Portuguese épée fencer

Surname

Agnes Joaquim (born Ashkhen Hovakimian, 1854–1899), Singaporean Armenian who bred Singapore's first hybridised orchid hybrid, Vanda 'Miss Joaquim'
Alberto Joaquim Chipande (born 1939), politician
Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician
José Joaquim da Cunha de Azeredo Coutinho (1742–1821), a Brazilian-born Portuguese bishop and inquisitor-general
Marcos Joaquim dos Santos (born 1975), Brazilian central defender
Tobias Joaquim Dai (born 1950), Minister of National Defence of Mozambique
Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira (1939–2025), Portuguese administrator and army officer

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Surname

See also