Yefim

  • [ ye-FEEM, ee-FEEM ]
  • Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Ευφεμιος (Euphemios), the masculine form of EUPHEMIA.

EUPHEMIA   female   Ancient Greek, English (Archaic)
Means "to use words of good omen" from Greek () "good" and φημι (phemi) "to speak, to declare". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr from Chalcedon.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Euphemios
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
RUSSIAN: Fima
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Euphemia
ENGLISH: Effie, Eppie, Euphemia, Femie, Phemie
GREEK: Efimia
ITALIAN: Eufemia
PORTUGUESE: Eufêmia
SERBIAN: Jefimija
SPANISH: Eufemia