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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People
First name
Pre-Modern
* Saint Ephrem, one of the
Hieromartyrs of Cherson (died )
* Saint
Ephrem the Syrian (306–373)
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Ephrem Mtsire, Georgian monk (died 1101)
Modern
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Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (1887–1957)
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Ignatius Ephrem II Rahmani, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch (1848–1929)
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Ignatius Aphrem II
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, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (born 1965)
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Efrem Forni, Italian Cardinal (1889–1976)
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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)
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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)
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Ephrem M'Bom, Cameroonian football player (born 1954)
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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)
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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)
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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)
Surname
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Georgios Efrem, Cypriot football player (b. 1989)
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Mérovée Ephrem, French figure skater (b. 1990)
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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)
See also
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Ephraim (disambiguation)
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