Comments on: Name of the Day: Effie

By: Baby Name of the Day: Pimm | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Pimm | Appellation Mountain — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:03:47 +0000

[...] Effie and Phemie are the logical short forms of Euphemia, but why Pimm? It may have simply been a corruption, or it may come from the Middle English tendency to pronounce every letter. Many medieval Euphemias actually spelled their name with an f – Effemy is one vernacular form. Pymme, Pimme, and Pimm are all found, too. [...]

By: monica

monica — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:23:27 +0000

I only know the name Effie from the 1894-1895 German novel by Theodore Fontane, “Effie Briest.” It’s a drama about adultery (like Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina) and told from Effie’s point of view. This character’s character aside, I think Effie is a very likable name.

Also, I’ve only heard Effie come from Ephigenia (the daughter of an Ethiopian king), not Euphemia as the article above states. When I was in junior high (before the Internet was used by common folk….), I had a pen-pal from Greece, and her name was Ephigenia. So, I can’t help but associate Effie with Greece and Germany! That’s a double plus in my opinion.

By: Baby Name of the Day: Euphemia | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Euphemia | Appellation Mountain — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:03:03 +0000

[...] life Euphemias often answered to Effie – so much that it can be tricky to determine which women were actually baptized Euphemia. [...]

By: Robin Poppers

Robin Poppers — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:44:37 +0000

Thanks for the background on the name! I was searching for family history of a Scottish ancestor who I knew as Henrietta, and found a census record that I thought might be her family, but that showed the name Effie. I was about to rule it out and go back to searching, when you put the two together for me–nice!

By: Baby Name of the Day: Indie | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Indie | Appellation Mountain — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:05:05 +0000

[...] 51 and 100, we find Jessie, Willie, Mamie, Fannie, Jennie, Maggie, Susie, Sadie, Effie, Nettie, Lottie, and [...]

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:54:02 +0000

That’s a great name!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:09:30 +0000

I have a 3-great-grandma named Effie. Middle name was Della.

By: paul reynolds

paul reynolds — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:33:27 +0000

just thought i would since my mothers name was euphemia so was her mother and as far as i know at least two more grandmothers before that her maiden name was kelly she was from Glasgow, Scotland.I have always loved the name.

By: Euphemia Jean Mackenzie

Euphemia Jean Mackenzie — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:08:31 +0000

MY NAME IS EUPHEMIA, but I get called Effie and I’m 17, my mother is called Effie, my grandmother Euphemia, and my great grandmother Euphemia.

By: Scottish Tommy

Scottish Tommy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:13:57 +0000

My 2 year old daughter is called Effie – short for Euphemia which is actually her middle name.

Her first name is Forbhlaith, which could be a suggestion for name of the day.