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Effie

//ˈɛfi// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Euphemia, also used as a formal given name in the 19th century.

    ""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, […]"

  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  3. 3
    A city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    An annual award given for effective marketing.

    "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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From effective + -ie.

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