Ephraim - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Ephraim \e-ph-

is pronounced EE-frame, EF-ram. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "fruitful". Biblical: one of Joseph's two sons by his Egyptian wife Asenath. Used mostly in the 18th and 19th centuries. Still a common Jewish given name.

Ephraim has 11 variant forms: Efraim, Efrain, Efrayim, Efrem, Efrim, Efryn, Ephraem, Ephream, Ephrem, Ephrim and Ephrym.

Baby names that sound like Ephraim are Avram and Aviram.

Ephraim is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#23078 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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