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, 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, Russian conductor (1900–1995) * Ephrem M'Bom, Cameroonian football player (1954–2020) * Efrim Menuck, Canadian musician (born 1970) * Efrem Schulz, American musician (born 1975) * Efrem Winters, American basketball player (1963–2025) * Efrem Zimbalist, Russian-born American violinist (1890–1985) * Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor (1918–2014)

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* Georgios Efrem, Cypriot football player (b. 1989) *Mérovée Ephrem, French figure skater (b. 1990) * Sebhat Ephrem, Eritrean general and politician (b. 1951)

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