Given name

Ephraem

“fruitful”·“one who is fertile; productive”

Ephraem is a variant of Ephraim. Interpretations include “fruitful” and “one who is fertile; productive” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ephraem is a variant of Ephraim. Interpretations include “fruitful” and “one who is fertile; productive” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Ephraem is a variant of Ephraim. An origin associated with Ephraim is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Ephraem is a variant of Ephraim. The history of Ephraim gives this family its wider story. Ephraim appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.

Explained through its name family

Ephraem’s family of names

Ephraem has a related form in Ephraim. In Latin usage, Ephraem has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ephraim. In Latin usage, Ephraem has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Efrem.

Walk Ephraem’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: 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

Ephraem has relatives in 3 languages.

3 related names in 3 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.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Ephraem, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Biblical

Efraen

“one who is tertile; productive”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Efrane

“one who is tertile; productive”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Efraim

“fruitful” · “one who is fertile; productive”

32RareRising

>99% boys

Biblical

Edum

“red” · “a red-haired man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Edym

“red” · “a red-haired man”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Efrayne

“one who is tertile; productive”

No U.S. birth series

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Russian · Biblical

Yefrem

“one who is fertile; productive” · “fruitful”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Ephraem’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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