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Effie en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/ˈɛfi/
Etymology
From Euphemia + -ie, or, very rarely, from modern Greek Eftychia or Euthemia (diminutive form).
Meanings
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, […] 1857, J. T. Bickford, Scandal, Shepard, Clark, and Brown, page 82:
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. 1930, Dashiell Hammet, The Maltese Falcon, New York, N.Y.; London: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →OCLC, page 3:
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Effie en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/ˈɛfi/
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
Proto-Italic *θakjō
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Latin faciō
Latin efficiō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Latin effectīvusbor.
French effectifder.
English effective
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English -ie
English Effie
From effective + -ie.
Meanings
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. 1982, Advertising Age Yearbook: