Effie

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛfi/
• Rhymes: -ɛfi

Etymology 1

From Euphemia + -ie (diminutive form), 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, […]

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.