Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of

Ephraim Ephraim (; , in pausa: ''ʾEp̄rāyīm'') was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph ben Jacob and Asenath, as well as the adopted son of his biological grandfather Jacob, making him the progenitor of the Tribe of Ephrai ...

(also spelled ''Efrem'', ''Efreom'', ''Ephraem,'' '' Efren'' or ''Efrén''). It is the name of biblical

, a son of

Joseph Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "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 modern-day Nordic count ...

and ancestor of the

Tribe of Ephraim According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim (, ''ʾEp̄rayim,'' in Pausa, pausa: , ''ʾEp̄rāyim'') was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh, together with Ephraim, formed the Tribe of Joseph. It is one of the Ten L ...

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* Saint Ephrem, one of the Hieromartyrs of Cherson (died ) * Saint

Ephrem the Syrian Ephrem the Syrian (; ), also known as Ephraem the Deacon, Ephrem of Edessa or Aprem of Nisibis, (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ — ''Mâr Aphrêm Sûryâyâ)'' was a prominent Christian theology, Christian theologian and Christian literat ...

(306–373) * Ephrem Mtsire, Georgian monk (died 1101)

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Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum Mor Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum (, , June 15, 1887 – June 23, 1957) was the 120th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1933 until his death in 1957. He was consecrated as a Metropolitan and as a Patriarc ...

, 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 Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (born 3 May 1965 as Sa'id Karim; ) is a Syrian-American Christian prelate who is serving as the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church since 29 May 2014. Born and raised in Qamishili, Syria, Karim took the vows of a ...

, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (born 1965) * Efrem Forni, Italian Cardinal (1889–1976) * Efrem Hill, American football player (born 1983) *

Efrem Kurtz Efrem Kurtz (; 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 Tcherepnin, among others. He ...

, 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 (1954–2020) *

Efrim Menuck Efrim Manuel Menuck (; born November 4, 1970) is a Canadian musician involved with a number of Montreal-based bands, most notably Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra. Menuck is also a frequent record producer ...

, Canadian musician (born 1970) *

Efrem Schulz Efrem 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, Schulz is the only remaining original member of the band. From 2021 t ...

, American musician (born 1975) *

Efrem Winters Efrem Zimbalist Winters (December 19, 1963 – January 27, 2025) was an American college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini. At a height of tall, he played at the power forward position. High school A native of Chicago, Illinoi ...

, American basketball player (1963–2025) *

Efrem Zimbalist Efrem Zimbalist (April 21 .S. April 9 1889 – February 22, 1985) was a Russian and American concert violinist, composer, conducting, conductor and director of the Curtis Institute of Music. Early life Efrem Zimbalist was born on April 9, 1 ...

, Russian-born American violinist (1890–1985) * Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor (1918–2014)

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Georgios Efrem Georgios Efrem (, born 5 July 1989) is a former Cypriot professional footballer who last played as a winger for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Cyprus national team. Club career Early career Efrem was born in Limassol and began ...

, Cypriot football player (b. 1989) *Mérovée Ephrem, French figure skater (b. 1990) *

Sebhat Ephrem Sebhat Ephrem ( Tigrinya: ስብሓት ኤፍረም; born 1951) is an Eritrean military officer and politician who is the Minister of Energy and Mines for Eritrea. He was also the former Minister of Defence and former Eritrean People's Liberation ...

, Eritrean general and politician (b. 1951)

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