How do you say Ephraim?

I’ve almost finished reading [name_u]Neil[/name_u] Gaiman’s, The Graveyard Book (very good btw) and, as well as loads of other names, I’m really crushing on [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]. But there seem to be loads of different pronunciations. [name_m]Even[/name_m] I’m not sure how I say it :P. When I first saw it I instinctively said EF-raym but now looking at it EF-rum, EF-ram or EF-rem make sense as well. Or maybe EE-fra-im? I love the former pronunciations, but I haven’t a clue if they’re correct, or how everyone else say it.

So, how do you say [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]?

I say EFF-r’m.

I pronounce it EFF-rum

The [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] I know pronounces it like this too.

I’ve heard both EFF-rum and ih-FRAME.

I say EE-frum. It’s a nice name; uncommon, but still quite usable.

I’ve heard that the old-fashioned way to say it is eff-rah-heem, but in modern times I would say it eff-rem. I like it :slight_smile:

I pronounce [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] like EF-ra-eem. We know a little boy named this who spells it [name_m]Ephram[/name_m] and pronounces it Ef-rum. If you want it pronounced like that, I would leave out the “i”. But if you want it pronounced EF-ra-eem, I would be prepared to correct people who pronounce it Ef-rum a lot.

I pronounce it EF-rah-'im. I asked my brother and he said it EF-ray-im. I agree that if you prefer the EF-rum/ram pronunciation then leave out the i.

I say “EE-frum,” which doesn’t make too much sense. That’s the way [name_f]Pippi[/name_f] Longstocking pronounced it (her father’s name) so I guess that pronunciation stuck with me all these years! “EF-rum” and “EF-ra-heem” are both great too.

I’ve always thought it was “EF-rum,” but I like “Ef-ra-heem” a lot more.

This is a common name in my religion and where I live its always said “Eee-frum” (I live in the [name_u]West[/name_u] US) so that’s how I would pronounce it

It’s a religious name (Bible) and people in my religion pronounce it Eeef-rum.

I say it like that as well