Ephraim

Ephraim is a male first name, which goes back to the tradition of the biblical tribe of Ephraim.

Origin and Meaning

The name Ephraim (Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם Ephraim ) comes from Hebrew and means " doubly fruitful ". The Bible refers to as the younger son of the patriarch Joseph. Although prevalent since the Reformation, the name was popular in Germany ever and is now very rare.

Name-day

  • June 9

Variants

Other forms of names and spellings of Ephraim are Aephraim, Effrem, Efraim, Efraimo, Efraín, Ephraim, Efrem, Efren, Ephraem, Ephraimus, Ephrajim, Ephrayim, Ephram, Ephrem, Ephram and Efrem.

The female form is Ephraima.

Well-known bearers of the name

First name

  • Ephraim ben Alexander ( b. 1942 ), Czech rabbi and writer, see Karol Sidon
  • Ephraim Bateman (1780-1829), American politician
  • Ephraim Bueno (1599-1665), Sephardic physician and writer
  • Ephraim Carlebach (1879-1936), German Orthodox rabbi
  • Ephraim Chambers ( ~ 1680-1740 ), English writer
  • Ephraim Hubbard Foster (1794-1854), American politician
  • Ephraim Goldberg ( born 1929 ), Canadian- American architect and designer, see Frank Gehry
  • Ephraim Inoni (* 1947), Cameroonian politicians
  • Ephraim Katzir (1916-2009), Israeli scientists and politicians
  • Ephraim Kishon (1924-2005), Israeli satirist
  • Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925), a Jewish artist, see EM Lilien
  • Ephraim F. Morgan (1869-1950), American politician
  • Ephraim Rosenstein (* 1940), German poet, editor and filmmaker
  • Ephraim Salomon Unger (1789-1870), German mathematician
  • Ephraim Schröger (1727-1783), German architect
  • Ephraim Avigdor Speiser (1902-1965), American Assyriologist Polish origin
  • Ephraim George Squier (1821-1888) American archaeologist
  • Ephraim Silas Obot (1936-2009), Roman Catholic Bishop of Idah
  • Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834), American lawyer and politician
  • Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891), American politician and Confederate officer in the Civil War

As an additional first name:

  • August Ephraim Kramer (1817-1885), German inventor
  • Bernard Ephraim Julius Pagel (1930-2007), British astronomer, see Bernard Pagel
  • Friedrich Ephraim Cantor Berg (1908-1979), Austrian writer and journalist, see Torberg
  • Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781), German poet
  • Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ( Conductor) ( 1903-1975 ), German conductor
  • Jacob Ephraim Polzin (1778-1851), German architect of classicism
  • Johann August Ephraim Goeze (1731-1793), German zoologist
  • Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford (1866-1930), Ghanaian politician
  • William Ephraim Lewy (1876-1949), German rabbi, see William Lewy

Ephraim:

  • Efraim, Bible Patriarch
  • Ephraim ben Isaac († ~ 1175 ), German lawyer and poet
  • Efraim Frisch (1873-1942), German writer
  • Efraim Halevy ( born 1934 ), former director of the Mossad
  • Efraim Kamberow ( b. 1957 ), Bulgarian wrestler and European champion
  • Efraim Karsh ( Ephraim Karsh; b. 1953 ), Israeli historian
  • Efraim Liljequist (1865-1941), Swedish philosopher
  • Efraim Sneh ( b. 1944 ), Israeli politician
  • Efraim Reuytenberg (1914-2005), Israeli painter
  • Efraim Zuroff ( born 1948 ), American- Israeli historian

Efraín:

  • Efraín Amaya, Venezuelan composer and conductor
  • Efraín Orozco (1897-1975), a Colombian composer, conductor and instrumentalist
  • Efraín Ríos Montt ( born 1926 ), Guatemalan politician

Efrem:

  • Efrem of Nea Makri (1384-1426), martyr and Wonderworker
  • Efrem Cattelan ( born 1931 ), Swiss professional officer
  • Efrem Forni (1889-1976), Italian cardinal
  • Efrem Zimbalist (1889-1985), American composer
  • Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ( born 1918 ), American actor

Efren:

  • Efren Eugene Benita ( born 1951 ), Estonian pop singer, see Dave Benton
  • Efren Reyes (born 1954 ), Filipino pool player

Ephraim:

  • Ephraim Mikhael (1866-1890), French poet

Ephram:

  • Ephram Edward Benguiat (* 1927), American calligrapher, graphic designer and typographer, see Ed Benguiat

Ephrem:

  • Ephrem the Syrian ( ~ 306-373 ), Syrian saint, writer and Doctor of the Church

Family name

  • Benjamin Veitel Ephraim (1742-1811), German businessman and diplomat
  • Ephraim Davis (born 1976 ), Indonesian badminton player
  • Hilde Ephraim (1905-1940), German resistance fighter
  • Hogan Ephraim (* 1988), English footballer
  • Max Ephraim (1898-1942), German priest and rabbi
  • Molly Ephraim ( born 1986 ), American actress
  • Veitel Heine Ephraim (1703-1775), German banker

Fictional characters

  • Efraim Longstocking, father of Pippi Longstocking in the children's book by Astrid Lindgren
  • Pastor Ephraim Magnus, Drama, Hans Henny Jahnn (1919)
  • The hat of the merchant Ephraim, fairy tale collection by Alexander Kostinskij (1998)
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