Effie

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛfi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛfi

Etymology 1

From Euphemi +‎ -ie, or, very rarely, from modern Greek Eftychia or Euthemia (diminutive form).

Proper noun

Effie

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Euphemia, also used as a formal given name in the 19th century.
    • 1857, J. T. Bickford, Scandal, Shepard, Clark, and Brown, page 82:
      "Yes, little wild flower - I shall call you that, unless your name sounds like you. What is it, dear?" / "Effie Malie." / "That is charming; now, Effie Malie, sit down upon this mossy bank with me, […]
    • 1930, Dashiell Hammet, The Maltese Falcon, New York, N.Y.; London: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →OCLC, page 3:
      He said to Effie Perine: “Yes, sweetheart?” She was a lanky sunburned girl whose tan dress of thin woolen stuff clung to her with an effect of dampness.
  2. An unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  3. A city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.

Etymology 2

From effective +‎ -ie.

Noun

Effie (plural Effies)

  1. (marketing) An annual award given for effective marketing.
    • 1982, Advertising Age Yearbook:
      Grey Advertising won gold Effies for General Foods' Dream Whip and Swift's Sizzlean, and a pair of gold Effies went to Ally & Gargano for MCI Telecommunications and Pentax.
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