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I've always heard wah-KEEN (it's subtly different from WAH-keen to my ear). I've heard that for Joaquin Phoenix, and that's also the way Kelly Ripa pronounces her youngest son's name. Another way I've heard, maybe the Spanish way (?), is ho-ah-keen. I've heard Joaquin Phoenix's name pronounced a few other ways, too, though, but wah-KEEN was the most consistent way I've heard it. :b To emphasize that, a book I read YEARS ago about the Phoenix family (not sure how accurate...) had young Joaquin asking about his name; since all his siblings had "nature" names, until he was about 4-5 years old, he thought his name was "Walking". :b

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~Heather~