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From: Don Kirkman <>
Subject: Re: Effie as a name??
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 1995 20:49:42 GMT


In response to "What does 'Effie' mean as a nickname?",
(Harry W. Duckworth) wrote:

>"Effie" probably originated as a nickname for the Scottish woman's name
>Euphemia, which is fairly common in the early modern period. Whether
>each example of "Effie" really means "Euphemia", of course, is doubtful.

>Harry Duckworth
>

Thousands responded--but nobody mentioned probably the most famous
Effie of all, Edgar Bergen's (yes, Candice's dad) Effie Clinker :={)

Don Kirkman
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