Ephremios as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ephremios

What is the meaning of the name Ephremios ?

The baby name Ephremios is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /efˈre.mi.os/; respelling: ef-REH-mee-os.

Ephremios is Greek in Origin.

Ephremios is a Hellenized masculine given name descending from Hebrew Ephraim (Efrayim), “fruitful, doubly fruitful,” from the Semitic root parah “to be fruitful.” In Greek it appears as Ephraimios (Ἐφραιμίος), an adjectival -ios formation meaning “of/pertaining to Ephraim,” and in ecclesiastical Latin as Ephraemius/Ephremius.

Within the Byzantine and wider Eastern Christian world the name gained currency through monastic and clerical use, under the influence of revered figures such as St. Ephrem the Syrian (4th‑century hymnographer) and the 6th‑century Patriarch Ephraemius of Antioch. Modern variants include Greek Efrem and Efraim; English and biblical Ephraim; Syriac/Arabic Ephrem/Efram; Slavic Yefrem (Russian, Ukrainian); Romanian Efrem; Spanish Efrén; Portuguese Efrém and Efrémio; and the learned forms Ephraemius/Ephremius. The rarer feminine derivative Efremia exists in some traditions. All forms preserve the core sense of fruitfulness or increase, making Ephremios an auspicious, tradition‑rich choice.