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Effie name...

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rubyeviecoco · 21/08/2019 23:40

I love the name Effie but is it too similar to my cousins name Etty?? Thoughts all appreciated please

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Butterfly005 · 22/08/2019 07:43

I like it a lot and think it can be a name in itself

WhatNoNotYouAgain · 22/08/2019 07:42

It's my cousin's name. I don't think it's a problem having on it on its own at all, she's a solicitor and it's never caused her bother.

People are so weird about this on mumsnet. My DH has got a "proper" name that is traditionally shortened (think Mike and Michael) and he always says he wishes the short version was his given name.

AllTheWhoresOfMalta · 22/08/2019 07:40

Brace not brave!

AllTheWhoresOfMalta · 22/08/2019 07:40

Sorry, makes me think of Mrs. Doubtfire as this was the shortening of her name. There’s a very memorable line when she says that her late husbands idea of foreplay was “Effie, brave yourself!”

We’ve got an Esther we call “Essie”- that could work?

Laura221 · 22/08/2019 07:36

I like it. Its obviously similar but not too bad. My daughter has an effia in her class.

AverageMummy · 22/08/2019 07:34

I know one that is short for Josephine

MollyHuaCha · 22/08/2019 07:06

It's a diminutive. Needs a proper name.

8by8 · 22/08/2019 06:47

I think it’s short for Elizabeth?

Effie by itself is v similar to etty, but you could use a long name then have Effie as a nickname.

msmith501 · 22/08/2019 06:46

I'm wondering if it's closeness to words like effing (this and effing that) might lead to some unwanted comments as she grows up? No idea obviously but also agree that it only sounds like half a name or a shortened nickname

Sparklysunflower · 22/08/2019 06:43

Euphemia is sometimes shortened to Effie.

flamingjune123 · 22/08/2019 06:34

I love the name and first heard it from Skins.

user1480880826 · 22/08/2019 06:23

Agree with previous poster. It’s not a real name is it? Nickname maybe.

Divgirl2 · 22/08/2019 06:05

I know two Effies - both mid-twenties. I know at least one of them is actually called Stephanie.

Effie just doesn't look like a real name to me by itself.

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