Given name & surname
Ephron
“resembling a songbird”·“fruitful”·“one who is fertile; productive”
Ephron is a variant of Efron. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a songbird.” Ephron is a variant of Ephraim. Interpretations include “fruitful” and “one who is fertile; productive” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewעפרון
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ephron is a variant of Efron. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a songbird.” Ephron 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
Ephron is a variant of Efron. An origin associated with Efron is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'aphar (עפר), “to be malleable or dust-like.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ephron 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.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ephron appears in Genesis 23:8, Acts 7:16, 2 Chronicles 13:19 and 1 other passage.
- Genesis 23:8
- Acts 7:16
- 2 Chronicles 13:19
- Joshua 15:9
From biblical name research
Ephron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 118 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ephron’s family of names
Ephron has a related form in Ephraim. Ephron has a related form in Efron. In English usage, Ephron has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Efron.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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