Effie

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Opinions on the name Effie (girl)?

My great auntie was Effie. Not a shortening. She always told us it was Scottish

Anyway I love it.

Nope. And a very long, very loud 'No' to Euphemia.

A nice nickname but doesn't sound like a complete name. I know three: Evelyn, Frida and Frances.

It could be a shortening of Stefanie/Stephanie if you wanted a more traditional name as well.
I know 2 little Effies and do now quite like it.

I do really like it . It was the name of a character in Skins

@ReginaPhalange89 my big worry was that it'd be too closely related to Skins, as that's where I originally heard it

Love it

I was nearly Euphemia - Effie is usually short for it. The alternative shortening is Phim, which is quite nice. My mum had an Auntie Phim who was Euphemia. Used to be common in Scotland.

It could be short for Ephraima... Iphigenie is also pretty (imo) but she might end up with the nn Iffie.

Effie is really pretty but I'm not sure it works for an adult woman.

Too close to 'Effing'

Sounds like a nn, not a proper name

If you're in Scotland then I definitely wouldn't - in a par with Aggie etc.

On!

On the plus side, it's similar to Evie, Ellie etc and people love those names so it would be popular.

But personally I find it a really ugly sounding nickname type name. I'm sorry. It is probably just me.

Bit fluffy for me.

Aoife is a more traditional name, quite similar sounding.

Erm, Aoife is not similar in sound to Effie, not in the least

Anyway, Effie is sweet as a diminutive for something longer. I find it a bit fluffy & insubstantial on its own though.

I know someone called Effie and at school people used to say “Effie offie” to her. I quite like it, it’s a pretty name but for this reason alone, I’d never let a child go through that

If Effie off is the worse a kid gets then she’s doing ok. Smelly Ellie, scabby Abbie, Gobby Gabby etc etc kids will do something silly with a multitude of names-shouldn’t stop them being used.

It is a traditional name!! It's Scottish, short for euphemia. There were loads of them in the Highlands years ago.

I like it as a nn but a more mature name on bc

Love it

As long as YOU like it, that is the important thing, and you seem to. It's a super cute nickname as well as a name that can stand up on its own.

I like it.

Effie in skins was short for Elizabeth if I remember correctly.

An absolutely beautiful girl I was at school with, who was both academically awesome and the sweetest and friendliest girl was Effie, nn for Eleanor. It absolutely suited her. It’s sweet.

It does, phonically, sound similar to Aoife (@DramaAlpaca- that’s phonically similar, so sounds similar, not meaning or origination! Jeez, relax!) if you wanted to use a full name.

It's terrible. Effin hell, Eff off plus even without those connections it's just a group of letters that make an unpleasant sound.

Don't do it.

If my son had been a girl he’d have been Elfie which I’ve only ever heard in my ex’s home country.