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RESEARCHED ENTRY NAME IN THE PHILIPPINES

Ephraim.

Fruitful, in the biblical name tradition

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Gender context
Boy
Letters
7
Words
1
Syllables / divisions
Not verified
First letter
E
Sources
6

Synthetic Filipino reading. Personal and regional pronunciations can differ.

MEANING & HISTORY

What does Ephraim mean?

Ephraim comes from Hebrew Efrayim through Greek and Latin transmission. The biblical naming account connects it with being fruitful.

The traditional gloss describes the word relationship rather than a prediction of fertility, descendants or productivity. Efrén is a related Spanish development, showing how one biblical name acquired substantially different language forms.

References for this explanation

  1. Wiktionary: Ephraim ↗

Pronunciation & syllables

Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.

English

  • /ˈifɹi.əm/US
  • /ˈifɹəm/US
  • /ˈɛf.ɹəm/US
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗

Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0

Origin and name formation

Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.

Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads

People with the name Ephraim

Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.

The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).

Use in Philippine-linked records

Public-record transcription

2

eligible source records · 2001

This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.

OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗

Wikidata

1

distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim

Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Ephraim Fajutagana

PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS

Ephraim in the birth records

Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.

No exact-spelling count for Ephraim appears in the PSA name tables included here. This does not mean zero births or prove that the name is rare.

Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →

Similar names to Ephraim

Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.

Names in this collection

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What rhymes with Ephraim?

No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.

Names with a similar written ending

Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.

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Follow the sources

  1. OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)

    Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.

  2. COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)

    Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.

  3. Wikidata given-name item Q16275698 — Ephraim (opens in a new tab)

    Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.

  4. Wikidata — Ephraim Fajutagana (opens in a new tab)

    Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q16275698 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.

  5. Wiktionary contributors — Ephraim (English) (opens in a new tab)

    Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.

  6. Wiktionary: Ephraim (opens in a new tab)

    Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.