Ephrem (name)

Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Ephraim (also spelled Efrem, Efreom, Ephraem, Efren or Efrén). It is the name of biblical Ephraim, a son of Joseph and ancestor of the Tribe of Ephraim.

Pre-Modern

 * Saint Ephrem, one of the Hieromartyrs of Cherson (died c. 310)
 * Saint Ephrem the Syrian (306–373)
 * Ephrem Mtsire, Georgian monk (died 1101)

Modern

 * Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (1887–1957)
 * Ignatius Ephrem II Rahmani, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch (1848–1929)
 * Ignatius Aphrem II, 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 Zimbalist, Russian-born American violinist (1890–1985)
 * Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor (1918–2014)

Surname

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