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So, my English professor took attendance today, and there is a guy in my class named Joaquin. Except for one thing: the guy pronounces it joe-ah-kin.

Is this an actual pronuncation of it, or were his parents (or him, if he purposely changes the pronunciation) just being stupid? I have never heard that particular pronunciation before (I've only ever heard the wah-keen pronunciation), so I guess that I could be the stupid one here.