The first name Éphrem

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About the first name Éphrem

Meaning

The name Éphrem belongs to the same naming tradition as Éphraïm and evokes fruitfulness.

Historical origin

The name Éphrem comes from Syriac Ephrem, related to Hebrew Ephraim and made famous by Saint Ephrem the Syrian.

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In parish acts, Éphrem can reflect a particular devotion to a saint who bore the name.

Pronunciation:éfr-èmefʁ.ɛm

Frequency of the first name Éphrem by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Éphrem by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ÉphremLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Éphrem in baptisms by year.50037525012501810183418581882190619301810–1814 7 baptisms1815–1819 7 baptisms1820–1824 98 baptisms1825–1829 98 baptisms1830–1834 189 baptisms1835–1839 70 baptisms1840–1844 77 baptisms1845–1849 63 baptisms1850–1854 182 baptisms1855–1859 161 baptisms1860–1864 231 baptisms1865–1869 182 baptisms1870–1874 175 baptisms1875–1879 112 baptisms1880–1884 56 baptisms1885–1889 112 baptisms1890–1894 84 baptisms1895–1899 28 baptisms1900–1904 14 baptisms1905–1909 28 baptisms1910–1914 7 baptisms1915–1919 35 baptisms1925–1929 7 baptisms1930–1934 14 baptisms

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