# Effie

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛfi/ · frequency rank #39,306

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Euphemia, also used as a formal given name in the 19th century.
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
From Euphemi + -ie, or, very rarely, from modern Greek Eftychia or Euthemia (diminutive form).

## Easily confused with
- **Evie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effie-vs-evie)
- **Elie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effie-vs-elie)
- **Ellie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effie-vs-ellie)
- **ERNIE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effie-vs-ernie)
- **Elsie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effie-vs-elsie)
- **effigy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effie-vs-effigy)
- **effing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effie-vs-effing)
- **eff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eff-vs-effie)
- **Edie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edie-vs-effie)
- **Eddie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eddie-vs-effie)
- **eerie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eerie-vs-effie)

## Common misspellings (4)
`effei`, `efie`, `efife`, `fefie`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/effie