Aćim
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 Serbian physician Aćim Medović | |
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Serbian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew (Biblical) |
| Meaning | God erects |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Aćam, Aća and Aćo[1] |
| Related names | Akim (original),[2] Jaćim,[3] Jakim,[4] and their diminutives |
Aćim (Serbian: Аћим, romanized: Aćim, lit. 'Joachim') is a Serbian masculine given name, a variant of Akim, adopted from Biblical (Hebrew) name Joachim (Greek: Iōākeím) meaning "God erects".[2] It is attested in Serbian society since the Middle Ages.[1] The patronymic surname Aćimović is derived from the name. It may refer to:
- Aćim Doljanac (fl. 1804–06), Serbian Revolutionary
- Aćim Medović (1815–1893), Serbian physician
- Aćim Čumić (1836–1901), Serbian professor of law, judge, President of Government (1874–75)
- Aćim Babić (1894–1944), Bosnian Serb Chetnik
- Aćim Grulović (1898–1948), Yugoslav Partisan
