Ephraim (also Efraim and Efraím) is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, first used by the Israelite patriarch of that name. In the modern English language it is typically pronounced /'i:f.rəm/.
Notable people with the name include:
Efraim Allsalu (1929–2006), Estonian painter
Efraim Amira, Israeli football player
Ephraim Amu (1899–1995), Ghanaian composer
Efraim R. Arazi (Efi Arazi; 1937–2013), Israeli businessman
Ephraim Benton (born 1978), American actor
Efraim Birnbaum (Effi Birnbaum; born 1954), Israeli basketball coach
Ephraim Burr (1809–1894), American politician
Efraím Cardozo (1877–1951), Paraguayan politician and historian
Ephraim Chambers (1680–1740), English writer
Ephraim Clarke (1846–1921), Australian politician
Ephraim Curzon (1883–?), English rugby league footballer
Efraim Diveroli, American arms dealer
Eifram Eitam (Effi Eitam; born 1952), Israeli politician
Ephraim Ellis (born 1985), Canadian actor
Ephraim Emerton (1851–1935), American medievalist historian
Ephraim Evron (1920–1995), Israeli diplomat
Efraim Gur (born 1955), Israeli politician
Efraim Halevy (born 1934), Israeli lawyer and intelligence officer
Ephraim Hart (1747–1825), American merchant
Ephraim Holmes (1908–1997), American admiral
Ephraim Jones (1750–1812), Canadian judge and politician
Efraim Karsh (born 1953), Israeli historian
Ephraim Katz (1932–1992), Israeli-born American film historian
Ephraim Katzir (1916–2009), Israeli politician
Ephraim Keyser (1850–1937), American sculptor
Ephraim Kishon (1924–2005), Israeli writer
Efraím Basílio Krevey (1928–2012), Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop in Brazil
Ephraim Lewis (1968–1994), English singer-songwriter
Ephraim Lipson (1888–1960), British economic historian
Efraim Margolin, Israeli-American businessman and philanthropist
Ephraim McDowell (1771–1830), American physician
Efraim Medina Reyes (born 1967), Colombian writer
Ephraim Morse (1823–1906), American businessman
Ephraim Oshry (1914–2003), Lithuanian-born American rabbi
Efraim Racker (1913–1991), Austrian biochemist
Efraím Rico (born 1967), Colombian cyclist
Ephraim Salaam (born 1976), American football player
Efraim Sevela (1928–2010), Russian writer, Soviet dissident
Efraim Shalom (born 1934), Israeli politician
Ephraim Shay (1839–1916), American inventor
Ephraim Sidon (born 1946), Israeli author
Ephraim Sklyansky (1892–1925), Russian revolutionary
Efraim Sneh (born 1944), Israeli politician, physician and military commander
Ephraim Sparrow, American academic
Efraim Taburi (1900–1957), Israeli Zionist activist and politician
Ephraim Williams (1715–1755), American soldier
Efraim "Effi" Wizen (born 1956), Israeli computer animator and visual effects specialist
Efraim Zuroff (born 1948), Israeli historian and Nazi hunter
Fictional characters:
Ephraim Black, a character in the Twilight series
Ephraim Brown, a character in the TV series Everwood played by Gregory Smith
Ephraim Cabot, a character in Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O'Neill
Ephraim Lapham, a character in Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Ephraim Tutt, a character in the novels of Arthur Train
Ephraim Goodweather, a character in The Strain by Guillermo del Toro
Prince Ephraim, one of the two main characters of the video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
