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Effie

33 replies

thegreylady · 18/12/2012 19:53

My dgs is 3 and had a Christmas card from a child in his class signed 'Effie'.
I wondered what it might be short for.I can only think of Euphemia!!!Surely not...

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Northey · 18/12/2012 21:41

Eve?

GoldPlatedNineDoors · 18/12/2012 21:40

Effie is lovely! A friends dd is Aoife and she gets (sounds like) Eefie as a nn.

MadSleighLady · 18/12/2012 21:38

Maybe the parents are Kate Atkinson fans. One of her books has a character called Euphemia, Effie for short.

thegreylady · 18/12/2012 20:12

I wonder if I dare ask her Mum at pick up time...

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1978andallthat · 18/12/2012 20:07

Elizabeth

bigkidsdidit · 18/12/2012 19:59

I know one as a stand alone name. But I think it used to be short for Esther?

Chaoscarriesonagain · 18/12/2012 19:59

Ps, she was only 28!!! :o

Chaoscarriesonagain · 18/12/2012 19:58

Oh yes ! My predecessor at work was a Euphemia !!!

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