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 [ 2 syll. ef-fie, eff-ie ] The girl name Effie is also used as a boy name, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced EHFiy KEY. Effie's language of origin is Hebrew and Old Greek. It is predominantly used in Hebrew, English, and Scottish. Effie is a pet form (English and Scottish) of the English and German Euphemia. Effie is also a pet form (Hebrew) of the name Ephrath. See also the related form, the Scottish Oighrig. Effie is an unusual baby girl name. In 1900, 0.236% of baby girls were named Effie. It had a ranking of #89 then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and is currently of only sporadic use. Among all girl names in its family, Effie was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2008. In the last century Effie has mainly been a girl name. There were 41 times more girls than boys who were named Effie in 1901. Baby names that sound like Effie include the German and English Effi, the English and Scottish Effy, the German and English Ebba, the Bini Ebbie, the Bini Ebby, the Welsh Efa, the English and Hebrew Eppie, the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Hungarian, Indian, and Polish Eva, the English Evah, the English and Spanish Evie, the English Evvie, the German and English Ava, the name Avi, the Irish Ébha, the Hungarian Éva, the English Ephie, the English and Spanish Evia, the Yoruban Abebi, the Hebrew Abia, and the Hebrew Abiah. KEY: Pronunciation for Effie: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
