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 [ 2 syll. ef-fie, eff-ie ] The boy name Effie is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is EHFiy KEY. Effie is used predominantly in the Hebrew language and it is also derived from Hebrew origins. Effie is a pet form of the name Ephraim (English, German, and Hebrew). Effie is uncommon as a baby name for boys. In 1900, 0.008% of baby boys were given the name Effie. Its ranking then was #707. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity, and is currently of infrequent use. Within all boy names in its group, Effie was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Effie has predominantly been a girl name in the past century. In 1901, Effie as a girl name outnumbered its use as a boy name by 41 times. Baby names that sound like Effie include Ebbie (English), Ebbo (German), Eppa (English), Ahab (English), Ava (Akposso), Avi (Hebrew), Eb (English), Ebbe (Scandinavian and German), Ep (English), Ev (English), Abe (English and Dutch), Abebe (Amharic), Abia (Hebrew), Abiah (Hebrew), and Aviya (Hebrew). KEY: English pronunciation for Effie: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
