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amother

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 3:35 pm

If I have a boy I want to name Ephraim but for various reasons we need to add a name. Obviously Chaim is out and we can't use Baruch. I am considering Simcha as it would suit the person we're naming for but it's not my favorite name so I'm wondering if anyone had any other ideas.
I know that Ephraim might work better as a second name but I love the name and want to keep it as the first name.

mha3484

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 3:36 pm

My son is Efraim Tzvi.

essie14

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 3:37 pm

Efraim Moshe
Efraim Yosef
Efraim Shalom
Efraim Yisrael
Efraim Yaakov
Efraim Yehuda

these all sound fine to me

Metukah

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 3:37 pm

Ephraim Simcha sounds great.
Ephraim shlome.

dankbar

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 3:45 pm

I think its nicer sounding as second name like shloime ephraim, moshe ephraim

BetsyTacy

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 3:46 pm

As a three syllable name, I think Ephraim sounds best with a two syllable rather than a three syllable middle name.

dankbar

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 3:48 pm

Ephraim & menashe lol

if you want to add like for longer life instead of chaim & Baruch, you can add Chanina, For Hashems rachmanus, Yosef for added years.
Nochum, Menachem as a nechama.

Ephraim Nochum or Ephraim Menachem flows nicely

amother

Floralwhite

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 3:50 pm

We have a cute little Ephraim simcha in our community. It's a nice name!

amother

Cyan

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 4:12 pm

BetsyTacy wrote:

As a three syllable name, I think Ephraim sounds best with a two syllable rather than a three syllable middle name.

I agree.
And as a three syllable it’ll sound best as a first name with a shorter second name.
Like Ephraim Tzvi
Or Ephraim Yitzchak

amother

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 5:20 pm

amother [ Cyan ] wrote:

I agree.
And as a three syllable it’ll sound best as a first name with a shorter second name.
Like Ephraim Tzvi
Or Ephraim Yitzchak

I like the idea of a short second name but it's interesting to me that you see Yitzchok as a short name, I think it's a mouthful because of the tz and ch.

amother

Linen

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 5:29 pm

Ephraim refoel.
I personally love the name Ephraim and would just use the one name

Amelia Bedelia

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 5:30 pm

Ephraim Fishel is a common combination.

amother

Honeydew

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 5:41 pm

Ephraim Dovid!! My nephew and my neighbor. Love the name.

amother

Magenta

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 5:58 pm

I don't know you OP, but here Ephraim is said as "Froyim", so a short middle name would go best as in "Froym Hersh".

rgr

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 6:29 pm

Efraim Zev

amother

Puce

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 7:11 pm

Ephraim yehoshua

amother

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 9:02 pm

amother [ Magenta ] wrote:

I don't know you OP, but here Ephraim is said as "Froyim", so a short middle name would go best as in "Froym Hersh".

Any Ephraim's I know are either Ephraim or Effy never heard of dropping the E. We're not Chassidish and would prefer not to use a Yiddish name unless I was naming after someone specific. The problem is so many of the Hebrew names listed are my other sons/dh/fil! I really wish I could use Ephraim alone but that's not the psak we got.

amother

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 9:05 pm

Amelia Bedelia wrote:

Ephraim Fishel is a common combination.

I like the idea of naming after a chashuv person but I can't get on board with Fishel.

amother

Cyan

Wed, Mar 11 2020, 9:07 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

I like the idea of a short second name but it's interesting to me that you see Yitzchok as a short name, I think it's a mouthful because of the tz and ch.

I hear you Smile

I actually like Efraim Zev. It flows!

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