Ephraim

Ephraim \ep-hrai(m), eph-ra-im\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Ephraim is pronounced as IYFRahM or IYFRiyihM (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Ephraim: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"

What is the origin of Ephraim?

Ephraim is used predominantly in the English, German, and Hebrew languages, and its origin is Hebrew. Biblical name derived from the element 'ephrayim' which means fruitful. Efrayim (Hebrew) and Ephrayim (Hebrew) are old forms of Ephraim. The name was borne in the Bible by the second son of Joseph; he founded one of the 12 tribes of Israel named after him. The meaning of the name is alluded to in the Book of Genesis: "the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction". The name was not popular among the English Puritans in the 17th century unlike other biblical names; it was only in the 18th century that English speakers started adopting the name on a modest scale. Today, the name is used mainly by Jews. In literature, the name has appeared in the Oliver Goldsmith novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) and the Charles Dickens novel Little Dorrit (1855-7). The name Ephrath name popularity is the female form of Ephraim. The name Ephraim is used to a great extent; it has 28 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English include Efram meaning, Efrayim pronounciation (used in Hebrew too), Efren definition (used in Spanish too), Efrim definition, nicknames for Efton, Ephraem meaning of name, Ephrain name variations, Ephram name, name Ephrayim (used in Hebrew too), short names for Ephream, name Ephrem meaning (used in Hebrew too), Ephriam definition, baby name Ephrim (used in Hebrew too), what does the name Ephron mean, and baby name Ephrym. The contractions Efrem meaning (used in Hebrew, Italian, and Russian too) and Ep meaning of name, and the variant spelling Efraim name popularity (used in German, and Hebrew too) are other English forms. Foreign variants of Ephraim include nicknames for Efrain (Spanish), Efraín name (Spanish), Efrasha name popularity (Russian), name Ephräm origin (German), Evron pronounciation (Yiddish), Froim name popularity (Yiddish), name Jefrem origin (Russian), Rema name popularity (Russian), and Yefrem meaning (Russian). Another foreign variant is the pet form baby name Effie (Hebrew).

List of baby names that is pronounced like Ephraim:

name Efrem origin (English, Hebrew, Italian, and Russian), Efren meaning of name (English and Spanish), meaning of Ebrahim (Arabic and Iranian), nicknames for Efraim (English, German, and Hebrew), Ibraheem name (Arabic and Indian), and name Ibrahim origin (Arabic, English, Spanish, and Turkish).

The baby name Ephraim fun facts:

The name Ephraim in reverse order is "Miarhpe".

The numerological value of the name Ephraim is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Ephraim?

Ephraim is in the top names in USA.