Russian origin
Source-reportedKarelian form of Russian Яким (Jakim). The municipality was presumably originally named Jaakkimanvaara (with vaara (“(large, forested) hill”)). Folk etymology derives the name of the municipality from Jacob De la Gardie, but (a variant of) the name is already attested when he was just a child, making this anachronistic.
Sources for this account (4)
- Wiktionary: JaakkimaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: JaakkimaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: JaakkimaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Russian Wiktionary: JaakkimaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

