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 painterEfraim Amira, Israeli football playerEphraim Amu (1899–1995), Ghanaian composerEfraim R. Arazi (Efi Arazi; 1937–2013), Israeli businessmanEphraim Benton (born 1978), American actorEfraim Birnbaum (Effi Birnbaum; born 1954), Israeli basketball coachEphraim Burr (1809–1894), American politicianEfraím Cardozo (1877–1951), Paraguayan politician and historianEphraim Chambers (1680–1740), English writerEphraim Clarke (1846–1921), Australian politicianEphraim Curzon (1883–?), English rugby league footballerEfraim Diveroli, American arms dealerEifram Eitam (Effi Eitam; born 1952), Israeli politicianEphraim Ellis (born 1985), Canadian actorEphraim Emerton (1851–1935), American medievalist historianEphraim Evron (1920–1995), Israeli diplomatEfraim Gur (born 1955), Israeli politicianEfraim Halevy (born 1934), Israeli lawyer and intelligence officerEphraim Hart (1747–1825), American merchantEphraim Holmes (1908–1997), American admiralEphraim Jones (1750–1812), Canadian judge and politicianEfraim Karsh (born 1953), Israeli historianEphraim Katz (1932–1992), Israeli-born American film historianEphraim Katzir (1916–2009), Israeli politicianEphraim Keyser (1850–1937), American sculptorEphraim Kishon (1924–2005), Israeli writerEfraím Basílio Krevey (1928–2012), Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop in BrazilEphraim Lewis (1968–1994), English singer-songwriterEphraim Lipson (1888–1960), British economic historianEfraim Margolin, Israeli-American businessman and philanthropistEphraim McDowell (1771–1830), American physicianEfraim Medina Reyes (born 1967), Colombian writerEphraim Morse (1823–1906), American businessmanEphraim Oshry (1914–2003), Lithuanian-born American rabbiEfraim Racker (1913–1991), Austrian biochemistEfraím Rico (born 1967), Colombian cyclistEphraim Salaam (born 1976), American football playerEfraim Sevela (1928–2010), Russian writer, Soviet dissidentEfraim Shalom (born 1934), Israeli politicianEphraim Shay (1839–1916), American inventorEphraim Sidon (born 1946), Israeli authorEphraim Sklyansky (1892–1925), Russian revolutionaryEfraim Sneh (born 1944), Israeli politician, physician and military commanderEphraim Sparrow, American academicEfraim Taburi (1900–1957), Israeli Zionist activist and politicianEphraim Williams (1715–1755), American soldierEfraim "Effi" Wizen (born 1956), Israeli computer animator and visual effects specialistEfraim Zuroff (born 1948), Israeli historian and Nazi hunterFictional characters:
Ephraim Black, a character in the Twilight seriesEphraim Brown, a character in the TV series Everwood played by Gregory SmithEphraim Cabot, a character in Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O'NeillEphraim Lapham, a character in Johnny Tremain by Esther ForbesEphraim Tutt, a character in the novels of Arthur TrainEphraim Goodweather, a character in The Strain by Guillermo del ToroPrince Ephraim, one of the two main characters of the video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.