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I love this old name...

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VisualiseAHorse · 11/09/2014 13:22

... Euphemia.

What do you think?

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hels71 · 14/09/2014 20:23

There is a Hephzibah not that far back on my family tree..................I was tempted briefly!!

TeamEdward · 14/09/2014 19:05

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Theas18 · 14/09/2014 15:06

Hephzibah .....

I've heard both hef zib aah and hep zib aah.

Iirc correctly she's in carries war?

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VisualiseAHorse · 14/09/2014 14:21

I say You Fee Mia.

theas18 how do you pronounce that??

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ConcreteElephant · 14/09/2014 10:21

It's You-feem-ia TeamEdward, well, my Nana was...

Mutteroo · 13/09/2014 23:45

NO!

But loving Effie and would just pick that as a name.

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Theas18 · 13/09/2014 23:12

Great name. Not as good as my " graveyard name " that I found when I was searching for names fir dd 1 - hephzibah.

CookieB · 13/09/2014 21:09

I like it but it was my great grandmothers name so will always see it as an 'old' name. She was called Faye for short though which I think is lovely.

Skiingmaniac · 13/09/2014 20:33

My aunt is called Euphemia...she get called Pheem. She's in her late 70s

1lov3comp5 · 13/09/2014 20:32

I know of 2 sisters called Euphemia and Eucharia, not cracked on either to be honest

nevergoogle · 13/09/2014 20:12

There was a Phamie in my primary school when I was little. I like it.

Not so keen on Euphemia though.

rembrandtsrockchick · 13/09/2014 20:10

Beautiful name.

Effie.
Fi.
Fifi.

Honeezreturn · 13/09/2014 20:05

I used to work with a Euphemia, she called herself Faye

hels71 · 12/09/2014 22:54

I taught a Euphemia known as Phemie a few years ago! the only one I have come across in 16 years of teaching...

squoosh · 12/09/2014 21:23

People are really getting into nun's names. It's frazzling my mind.

Euphemia, Bernadette.......... where will it end, Concepta? Assumpta? Majella?

It's a NO from me.

KatieKaye · 12/09/2014 16:43

Faye is my favourite nickname for Euphemia. It used to be very popular in Scotland, in the same era as Agnes (aka Nessie or Senga), Chrissie and Jessie.

burgatroyd · 11/09/2014 17:23

Its great. Don't like Effie though. Prefer Phemie as nn.

How about Eugenia? I know one. Known as..Eugenia!

catsofa · 11/09/2014 14:37

Is it a euphemism?

^ this, sorry.

MrsBungle · 11/09/2014 14:34

The euphemia I know's nick name is phemie (pronounced fame-y). She is early 30's.

DitzyDonkey · 11/09/2014 14:33

Effie not Effir

DitzyDonkey · 11/09/2014 14:32

Like it but LOVE the shortening to Effie....in fact I would just use Effir in the birth cert!

UriGeller · 11/09/2014 14:16

Is it a euphemism?

Poledra · 11/09/2014 14:14

My late beloved granny was a Euphemia. She told her four children that if any of themever named a child after her she'd never speak to them again, until after she was dead when she'd come back to haunt them.

Just sayin'....

florascotia · 11/09/2014 14:04

It was popular in 18th/19th cent Scotland, but is Ancient Greek in origin. And there was a saint with the name.

As you know, it means 'good speaking'

Effie was the usual Scottish nn, but occasionally also Phemie...