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Ephraim Shays, the inventor of the side-winder wheels for early steam locomotives.
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I live in an area of the US where this is a common name. I often hear it pronounced EE-frame.
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I live in the Midwestern US and I (an English speaker) have always said it as EFF-rum most of the time.
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That's my name, I live in England and no one's ever pronounced it differently to Eff-raym or Eff-rum.
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I always thought this was pronounced Ee-frame. Never-the-less, I still like it. It sounds very peaceful.
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Also pronounced in English as EHF-raym.
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The Ukrainian equivalent is Okhrim (Охрім).
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IPA: \efraʔim\
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Hello! I spell my name with f, wich becomes efraim, and it is a more common speling.
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The name Ephraim was given to 244 boys born in the US in 2016.
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Ephraim Katzir was an Israeli biophysicist and former Israeli Labor Party politician. He was the fourth President of Israel from 1973 until 1978.
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This is the name, though he goes by Eph, of the main character of the vampire series The Strain.
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I heard this on a British show and it sounded so cool the way they pronounced it, "EF-rum." I wish I met more little Ephraims in the US. Such a strong, historical name! My friends would probably think I'm weird for liking it.
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Fictional bearer: Ephraim Longstocking, father of Pippi Longstocking from Astrid Lindgrens books.
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The name Ephraim was given to 193 baby boys born in the US in 2012. It's a great name! I pronounced it EF-rum :)
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Ephraim Wanker was the father of Peggy Bundy on the American TV series "Married with Children".
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I really like this name. It's not common, but definitely not too foreign-sounding (i.e. recognizable in an English-speaking atmosphere, since that's my first language).
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The Greek form of Ephraim is: εφραιμ
A reference to Ephraim is made in the New Testament book of John in John 11:54.
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible names says that Ephraim means fruitful, multiplying.
Ephraim was the second son of Joseph and was given that name because Joseph believed that the Lord had allowed Joseph to be fruitful even though Joseph had endured many personal trials and hardships before becoming a ruler in Egypt. (Genesis 41:52) The tribe of Ephraim had an inheritance in the land once the Children of Israel reached the Promised Land. A town which developed in the region given to the tribe of Ephraim was Bethlehem. Micah 5:2 says: "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." When the Wise Men came to Herod, trying to locate the ruler whose birth had been announced by the star which the Wise Men had been following, the scholars whom Herod consulted were referring to Micah 5:2 when they referred the Wise Men to the city of Bethlehem. (Matthew 2:4-8)
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A reference to Ephraim is made in the New Testament book of John in John 11:54.
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible names says that Ephraim means fruitful, multiplying.
Ephraim was the second son of Joseph and was given that name because Joseph believed that the Lord had allowed Joseph to be fruitful even though Joseph had endured many personal trials and hardships before becoming a ruler in Egypt. (Genesis 41:52) The tribe of Ephraim had an inheritance in the land once the Children of Israel reached the Promised Land. A town which developed in the region given to the tribe of Ephraim was Bethlehem. Micah 5:2 says: "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." When the Wise Men came to Herod, trying to locate the ruler whose birth had been announced by the star which the Wise Men had been following, the scholars whom Herod consulted were referring to Micah 5:2 when they referred the Wise Men to the city of Bethlehem. (Matthew 2:4-8)
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The name sounds quite foreign, so I feel that it sounds a bit pretentious and out of place in English-speaking countries. It has a rather pompous sound to it too.
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I love this name. It seems like a man with this name has a strong connection with nature and a sense of adventure.
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Ephraim Black of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. He was a Quileute Indian leader.
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Spelled "Efrem", famous name bearers are Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. famous concert violinist and his son, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. the famous TV and movie actor.
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I've seen this pronounced as two syllables: EF-rem or EF-rum. Alternate spellings Efrem, Efram, Effrem, Ephrem to accentuate the two syllable alternative pronunciation.
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A town in Door County Wisconsin - Ephraim, Wisconsin.
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Saint Ephraim the Syrian and Elder Ephraim of Katounakia.
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This is the name of one of the main characters in the GBA game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
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I think the name is beautiful, but I've never actually found anyone else who's like it.
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Gregory Smith's character in Everwood is named Ephraim.
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This name is pronounced eh-frah-eem or eh-frah-yim in Hebrew.
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