Achim (name)
Achim is a male forename and a surname. Origin and meaning. "Achim" () is the German short name for 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). Name days. A name day is the feast day of a saint after whom a person is named.