Ephrem

Where Ephrem comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Ephrem.

  • Classical Syriac
Ephrem through the years
  1. 1961
    Debut at its peak, #4,065
    #4,065 among boys with 5 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1962
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Classical Syriac, of historical usage, equivalent to English Ephraim, notably held by Ephrem the Syrian.
Namesakes

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