Message: "Ephraim" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Ephraim

by Adriana114

12/19/2006, 3:14 PM

WDYT? Heard the name at Pottery Barn today and thought it really fit the little boy. He also had a younger sister named Lily.

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- Elemmennope (guest)

12/21/2006, 12:22 PM

IT's my best friend's son's name. Pronounced EF-rem. He has a little sister name Salome (sa-LOAM).

- Isla

12/20/2006, 1:37 PM

I really like it. I have a thing for E boys' names, too, though. :b I like it pronounced EF-ram. Lily & Ephraim make a nice sibset, though Lily has gotten terribly popular as of late. :(

- Pink Princess

12/19/2006, 9:13 PM

I think Ephraim is a great name, certainly not one you hear everyday.

- lac (guest)

12/19/2006, 9:04 PM

I adore Ephraim! It's my #1 boy's name. Since Old Testament biblical names are coming back, I hope Ephraim becomes (somewhat) popular in the future. I think the reason that it hasn't already made a comeback is that not enough people have heard of the name. Maybe a celebrity will name his/her baby Ephraim and give the name some fame.

- The LP (arrowhead909) +3

12/19/2006, 7:51 PM

I'm not sure. The way I've always been told to pronounce it (ee-fray-YEEM) seems to drag on too much and any other pronunciation just seems to be pronounced wrong. (Maybe I'm the one pronouncing it wrong. Who really knows?

In a sea of Aiden's and Ethan's, it would be a name I'd like to see though.

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- DLB

12/20/2006, 3:58 AM

I pronounce it more like ee-free-um.

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- Flute (meganmichele) +1

12/19/2006, 9:32 PM

I've always heard it pronounced....

EF-ram. I think that ee-fray-YEEM does sound overly long, but EF-ram is nice.

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- HeidiB317

12/20/2006, 8:33 AM

Ditto

- Tuesday (trayc53)

12/19/2006, 6:13 PM

I love Ephraim! I love Lily, too. Great sibset :)

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- molly

12/19/2006, 3:36 PM

Ephraim & Lily make a lovely sibset. So sweet. I used to really like Ephraim (or the spelling Ephrem, which is related to a saint...I'm blanking on which one though). It feels a little hipster to me now, but I'd be delighted to hear it on someone else's child.

- Sabrina Fair (rainbowstars)

12/19/2006, 3:32 PM

love it as a mn

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