Effie?

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I heard a little girl called this at the weekend.

I thought it was really cute but is it a name in it's own right or a NN for something else?

Not planning on using it, I'm having a boy. Just thoght it was quite unusual and pretty.

Nickname for Elizabeth I think

I know an Effie who is a Euphoria.

She is about 22 though.

Beautiful name!

(No idea what it's short for tho')

There was an Effie in Heartbreak High (aussie soap from years ago)

Effie in Skins was short for Elizabeth.

I believe it's Greek - have known a couple of Effie's and they both are/were Greek. This could explain the Heartbreak High one too, what with their being a lot of Greek-descended people in Australia.

Think it must be short for something though.

Sounds a bit like a swear word to me, if you don't say it carefully!

Don't know what it's short for, but I imagine Effie to be a scullery maid.

I think it's Euphemia, and was last popular in England in Victorian times. But don't quote me on that!

I had a great aunt Effie. I love the name. Not sure what hers was short for, will have to find out.

How do you pronounce Euphemia?

Im pretty sure its usually Euphemia.

Ewe-fee-me-a (thats how the one I know prounounces it)

I have a friend called Effie (in her 30s). Hers is a nn for Grace-Stella (still can't really see how she gets Effie from that ).

I remember Heartbreak High! Leah from Home and Away was in it

Like Effie, hate Euphemia

I like Effie, but don't like Euphemia much.
Is Elspeth pushing it a bit?
or Elfrida?

Eppie short for Hepzibah as an alternative?

Effie is too swear worl like for me - makes me think of the slang phrase effing and jeffing.

My great grandmother (died c1941, so prob born in 1850s) was Euphemia, known as Effie.

I don't like it particularly.

My sister in-law is called Eferata- we call her Effie. She is half Nigerian-half Hungarian. Beautiful name.

I really like Effie.

We're planning on calling our DD Ophelia with Effie as a nickname. Bit of a jump but think we could just about get away with it

Ooh, Ophelia to Effie is good. Nice work Apphia.

Effie is very sweet.

Effie is lovely, but there is Skins Effie to think of. Effie in Skins was an Elizabeth, but generally Effie (or Eppie - as in Silas Marner) comes from Euphemia, meaning Fair Speech.