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Effie (female)

Variants:Oighrig (F) Phemie (F)
Pet Name for:Euphemia (F)
Can be spelt:Effy (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Clan MacLean Website
Notes:

1. English pet name for Euphemia, from a Late Greek name representing "fair speech".

2. The Scottish Gaelic forename Oighrig has been variously Anglicized as Africa, Erica, Efric, Effie, Euphemia and a large number of variants [see the Clan Maclean website].
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