Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Ephraim m. Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם 'fruitful; doubled fruit'.

The name of a Biblical son of Joseph. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Effraym.

England
Dutch
1581 Ephraim AuFr Mont
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1582 Offhrina Audén1980 p. 172, Offrirne ibid. p. 172
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Ephraim". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Ephraim.