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I like Effie but Euphemia is a bit if a mouthful definitely. Like Essie too (think that was a George Eliot character but not sure what it's short for).

I have known a couple - both Greek and short for Efrionsini (not sure of spelling). I think it's a popular name in Greece.

Friend has had a couple of generations of Labradors named "Effie" as they take great delight in saying things like "eff, off!! (The sofa) so I just couldn't use it for a child as I would always be thinking like that. Cute for a baby but I imagine could make the playground years quite hard for her ...

Nooo What about Effie Norah? What if she marries someone with a name beginning with N? It won't sound good.

I really like the name and I think it would be fine to use a nickname for Elizabeth

I have an almost 2 yr old Effie, she is just Effie, we wouldn't ever use a longer version so she's Effie on birth cert, we love it

There is a little girl in my dgs class [nursery] named Effy.I posted on here as to what it was short for.I believe it is traditionally Josephine or Euphemia but this little girl is just Effy [spelt that way]-I asked her mum

Elfreda?? I know one - but she's called Freddie for short.

Josephine also has the nickname Effie.

Elfrieda?

My initials are FE and I wish someone had nicknamed me Effie as a child! Its so cute.

Sadly I'm so entrenched in my identity now that Effie just doesn't feel like me.

Eefie?

StEPHanie
PersEPHanie

I think it's horrible, but if you like it you could just use it as a stand-alone nickname, and it will either stick or it won't. Lots of kids acquire nn's that are unrelated to their names.

Could it be a nn for Phoebe or Sophia?

Effie reminds me of effing hell etc. I don't like like it at all, sorry.

Effing Effie - that's what it makes me think of.

And wasn't Mrs Doubtfire Effie?

Sorry, I think it's horrid.

I think its cute.

we liked this name for a girl too and saw it was short for 'Effemy' or 'Ephemy'

I immediately thought f@#% off too. Sorry!

I know an Effie who is about 20 months old. She is just Effie, which I think in nice for now, but might be odd when she is older. I love it as a nn though, but would be tempted to use it as a nn for a name that begins with F.

I love Effie, because it reminds me of the girl from Skins and I thought she was awesome! I'll definitely consider it for any future girls.

Lady across the road is called Aoife but pronounced Effie

I love love love Effie. Doesn't match my surname though. I love Elfie too.

Reminds me of a character in the hunger games. Who was a bit annoying.