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Effion?

81 replies

Zoomer122 · 09/04/2023 13:33

Me and DP are looking at names for DC2. I recently found the boys name Eiffion and instantly fell in love, at first glance I thought the name was ‘eff-ion’ and after a further look thought it was ‘ee-fee-on’ but after a quick search I found out the origin of the name and it’s pronounced ‘avy-on’ or ‘ivy-on’ and i still love it but have fallen in love with ‘eff-ion’ especially with the nickname Effie. Me and DP are not Welsh and DS is named Florian but goes by Ori so we aren’t sure if it will sound right . I don’t want to give him a weird version of a traditional welsh name but at the same time I love eff-ion so much. Would it be weird to name him effion even though it’s not really a name or is there any variants that I’m not aware of.

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ElizaSkye · 09/04/2023 14:08

I think it’s really similar to Florian (which I love btw) , too similar for siblings if I’m honest.

Ettienne?
call him Etti?

Ivo?

AndrexPuppy · 09/04/2023 14:05

I wouldn’t use a name that I didn’t know how to pronounce properly.

suzettenoisette · 09/04/2023 14:00

At first I read "effing". It is nice in theory but doesn't work for me.

I don't understand Effie's rising popularity either for that very same reason, but please don't call him "Effie" for short, I doubt a boy would appreciate this. Effie is as girly as Ellie or Emmie to me.

Viviennemary · 09/04/2023 14:00

Nobody will have a clue about pronnouncing it. I wouldn't. He will have a whole lifetime of puzzled looks. What's the point of that.

TomatoSandwiches · 09/04/2023 13:41

What about Efan?

Mumped · 09/04/2023 13:36

No idea about the Welsh word but just wanted to say that Effiong (wuth g at the end) is a fairly common Nigerian boys name. I work with one, and went to school with another!