Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Ephraim (also spelled ''Efrem'', ''Ephraem''). It is the name of biblical Ephraim, a son of

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

and ancestor of the

Tribe of Ephraim According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim ( he, אֶפְרַיִם, ''ʾEp̄rayīm,'' in pausa: אֶפְרָיִם, ''ʾEp̄rāyīm'') was one of the tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh together with Ephraim formed the '' House ...

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* Saint Ephrem, one of the Hieromartyrs of Cherson (died ) * Saint Ephrem the Syrian (306–373) *

Ephrem Mtsire Ephrem Mtsire or Ephraim the Lesser ( ka, ეფრემ მცირე) (died c. 1101/3) was a Georgian monk at Antioch, theologian and translator of patristic literature from Greek. Information as to Ephrem’s life is scarce. Early in life ...

, Georgian monk (died 1101)

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* Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (1887–1957) *

Ignatius Ephrem II Rahmani Mar Ignatius Dionysius Ephrem II Rahmani (21 November 1848 – 7 May 1929) was Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church from 1898 to 1929 and a Syriac scholar. Life Ephrem Rahmani was born on 21 November 1848 (or on 9 November 1849 according ...

, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch (1848–1929) *

Ignatius Aphrem II , ar, سعيد كريم) , birth_date = , birth_place = , death_date = , buried = , resting_place_coordinates = , nationality = Syrian; American , religion = Syriac Orthodox , residence = , parents = Issa and Khanema Karim , occup ...

, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (born 1965) *

Efrem Forni Efrem Leone Pio Forni (10 January 1889 – 26 February 1976) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Nuncio to Belgium and Internuncio to Luxembourg from 1953 to 1962, and was elevated to the Cardinalate in 1962 ...

, Italian Cardinal (1889–1976) *

Efrem Hill Efrem Dale Hill (born July 23, 1983) is a former professional gridiron football wide receiver. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers in 2005. He played college football for the Samford Bulldogs. Hill was also a member ...

, American football player (born 1983) *

Efrem Kurtz Efrem Kurtz (russian: Ефрем Курц; November 7, 1900June 27, 1995) was a Russian conductor. Life and career Kurtz was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He studied at the Saint Petersburg conservatory with Alexander Glazunov and Nikolai Tch ...

, Russian conductor (1900–1995) *

Ephrem M'Bom Ephrem Marie M'Bom (18 July 1954 – 20 September 2020) was a Cameroonian professional footballer. He competed for the Cameroon national football team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Club career M'Bom began playing football with Rail FC of Douala in ...

, Cameroonian football player (born 1954) *

Efrem Schulz Efrem "The Bean" Schulz (born December 16, 1974) is an American punk rock singer of Mexican descent, best known for his work with Death by Stereo. As of Paul Miner's departure in 2005, he is the only remaining original member of the band. He al ...

, American musician (born 1975) *

Efrem Zimbalist Efrem Zimbalist Sr. ( – February 22, 1985) was a concert violinist, composer, conductor and director of the Curtis Institute of Music. Early life Efrem Zimbalist Sr. was born on April 9, 1888, O. S., equivalent to April 21, 1889, in the Greg ...

, Russian-born American violinist (1890–1985) *

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (November 30, 1918 – May 2, 2014) was an American actor known for his starring roles in the television series ''77 Sunset Strip'' and ''The F.B.I.'' He is also known as recurring character "Dandy Jim Buckley" in the se ...

, American actor (1918–2014)

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Georgios Efrem Georgios Efrem ( el, Γεώργιος Εφραίμ, born 5 July 1989) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Cyprus national team. Nicknames τατας Club career Early car ...

, Cypriot football player (b. 1989) *

Mérovée Ephrem Mérovée Ephrem (born 7 February 1990 in Carpentras) is a French former figure skater who skated internationally for Monaco. She is the first skater to represent Monaco in an ISU Championship, which she did for the first time at the 2007 Europ ...

, French figure skater (b. 1990) *

Sebhat Ephrem Sebhat Ephrem (Tigrinya: ስብሓት ኤፍረም; born 1951 in Bardae, Eritrea) is the Minister of Energy and Mines for Eritrea, a former Minister of Defence and former Eritrean People's Liberation Front commander during the Eritrean War of In ...

, Eritrean general and politician (b. 1951)

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