What is Effie short for?
Effie is the old Scottish short form of Euphemia, and today it is also used for Ophelia, Persephone and Stephanie. Here are the 5 full names behind Effie, each with its meaning and origin.
5 full names
Ophelia
Greek
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Persephone
Greek / English
Bringer of destruction
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Josephine
Hebrew / French
God will add
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Euphemia
Stephanie
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What is Effie short for?
Effie is short for Euphemia, Ophelia, Persephone, Stephanie or Josephine. Effie is the old Scottish short form of Euphemia, and today it is also used for Ophelia, Persephone and Stephanie.
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