Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Efim is a romanization of Ефим. Ефим comes from Ancient Greek.
Explained through its name family
Efim’s family of names
In German usage, Efim has a related form in Yefim. In German usage, Efim has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Ефим. In Russian usage, Efim is a transliteration of Ефим.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Efim
- Efim BogoljubowRussian chess player (1889–1952)
- Efim ZelmanovRussian-american mathematicianborn 1955
- Efim GellerSoviet chess player (1925–1998)
- Yukhym ZvyahilskyUkrainian politician (1933–2021)
- Yefim FominSoviet political commissar (1909–1941)
- Efim ShifrinRussian actorborn 1956
- Yefim BronfmanIsraeli-American pianistborn 1958
- Efraim SevelaRussian writer (1928–2010)
- Yefim GolyshevUkrainian artist (1897-1970)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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