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Effie is a bit too cutesy for me, but it could be endearing as a nickname. It has a down-to-earth, quaint, warm vibe.

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Euphemia is the first full name that comes to mind, but I think it works as a nickname for Josephine and just about anything with the "ef" sound.

I don't see any charm in it whatsoever. It's a name for a servant or a slave.

I think Effie is really cute! It does (just about) work as a nickname for Josephine because it has the "ef" sound in it. Spelling it Josefine might make it work better.

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I quite like Eufemia or Euphemia, which is the "official" full name for Effie. Stephanie or Stefania would also work.

I like Effie and I think it would be a good nickname for Josephine. Euphemia "Effie" is a little too much, but Josephine is a nice classic. If little Effie doesn't like her nickname or find it far fetched, then she could always go by something else.

I adore Effie. It's so cute and nostalgic.

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Effie can stand on its own as an Anglicized form of Oighrig. But I prefer is as a nn and it can easily be from Josephine. Other formal names could be: Persephone, Euphemia, Felicity, Zephyrine, Josepha, Sephora, Euphrosyne, Nefertiti or Stephanie.

This message was edited 5/7/2013, 12:25 PM

Effie is super cute! I love Josephine and I think Effie could definitely work as a nickname. Seffie and Josie and Jo and Feenie....so many great nicknames for an awesome name.

It's a Hunger Games name that I think, personally, would be wierd and out of place outside of the literary world. I think it's far fetched as a nickname for Josephine (which is a love name that would be ruined by Effie). I've never been fond of Effie as it reminds me of the word iffy - which means something dodgy where I come from.

I love Effie! Like many of the names that appeal to me the most, it manages to be dainty and brassy at the same time.

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I definitely think it works as a nickname for Josephine, though my favorite full name for it is Euphemia.