Joaquín [xoaˈkin] or Joaquin is the Spanish language version of Joachim. It is a male name which finds its origin in Hebrew and literally means "lifted by Yahweh". Jojakim (originally Eljakim) was a king of Judah in the Old Testament. His son was Jojachin.
Transferred use of the surname originating from a Norman baronial name derived from a place-name in Calvados, Normandy. The name, de Monte Goumeril, is composed of the Old French elements mont (hill) and the personal name Goumeril, a derivative of the Germanic Gomeric (man power). Short: Monty.