Ephraim

Ephraim (also Efraim) is a masculine given name of Hebrew and Aramaic origin, first used by the Israelite patriarch of that name. In the modern English language it is typically pronounced . In Hebrew, the name means "fruitful, fertile and productive". People Notable people with the name include: Ephraim Saint Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306 – 373), Syrian Christian monastic and hymnographer Saint Ephraim of Antioch, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (d. 545) Ephraim Amu (1899–1995), Ghanaian composer Ephraim Saul "Andy" Anderson (1911–2006), British bacteriologist Ephraim Bull (1806-1895), creator of the Concord Grape Ephraim Willard Burr (1809–1894), American politician Ephraim Chambers (1680–1740), English writer Ephraim Clarke (1846–1921), Australian politician Ephraim Curzon (1883–?), English rugby league footballer Ephraim Ellis (born 1985), Canadian actor Ephraim Emerton (1851–1935), American medievalist historian Ephraim Evron (1920–1995), Israeli diplomat Ephraim S. Fisher (1815–1876), American judge Ephraim Grizzard (d. 1892), American lynching victim Ephraim Hart (1747–1825), American merchant Ephraim P. Holmes (1908–1997), American admiral Ephraim Jones (1750–1812), Canadian judge and politician Ephraim Katz (1932–1992), Israeli-born American film historian Ephraim Katzir (1916–2009), Israeli politician Ephraim Keyser (1850–1937), American sculptor Ephraim Kishon (1924–2005), Israeli writer Ephraim Lederer (1862–1925), American lawyer Ephraim Lewis (1968–1994), English singer-songwriter Ephraim Lipson (1888–1960), British economic historian Ephraim McDowell (1771–1830), American physician Ephraim Morse (1823–1906), American businessman Ephraim Oshry (1914–2003), Lithuanian-born American rabbi Ephraim G. Peyton (1802–after 1876), American judge Ephraim Salaam (born 1976), American football player Ephraim Shay (1839–1916), American inventor Ephraim Sidon (born 1946), Israeli author Ephraim Sklyansky (1892–1925), Russian revolutionary Ephraim Sparrow, American academic Ephraim Stern (1934–2018), Israeli archaeologist Ephraim Titler (b. 1800), Liberian politician Ephraim Williams (1715–1755), American soldier Ephraim King Wilson (1771–1834), American politician Ephraim King Wilson II (1821–1891), American politician Efraim Efraim (footballer) (1942–2017), Brazilian footballer Efraim Allsalu (1929–2006), Estonian painter Efraim Amira, Israeli football player Efraim R.