Given name · Russian

Ефрем

“fruit”

Ефрем is a masculine given name, possibly from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Ephraim.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ефрем possibly goes back to Biblical Hebrew ęfrāyim, meaning “fruit.”

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Where it comes from

Ефрем possibly comes from Biblical Hebrew.

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How it developed

Possibly from Biblical Hebrew ęfrāyim.

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Ефрем’s family of names

In Russian usage, Ефрем has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ephraim. In Russian usage, Ефрем has a conventional equivalent in the English form Efrem. In Russian usage, Ефрем has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Efraim.

Walk Ефрем’s family in the name graph

ЕфремEphraimEfraimEphramEphraemÉphremEfrénΕφραίμОхрімEfraïmОхрі́мEfraimoאֶפְרַיִםЯфрэ́м

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Ефрем has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.

EnglishGermanLatinPolishUkrainianBiblical Hebrew

16 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

People named Ефрем

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

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No U.S. birth series

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Gemalli

“pertaining to the camel” · “pertaining to investing”

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Noè

Noè is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Italian.

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Benjamina

“child of my right hand” · “son of the right hand”

No U.S. birth series

95% boys · 5% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Jorkeam

“green people” · “grasslike folks”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Rehoboam

“the people are enlarged” · “people of width”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Shelesh

“triad” · “third”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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