Effie

Effie is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Well-spoken; pleasant.

What Effie means

Well-spoken; pleasant.

Effie sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Effie comes from

Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.

Effie is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.

How popular is Effie?

You will not find Effie in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Effie

Effie sits in our grace and gentleness group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Grace

Names like Effie

These share Effie's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Eudora — Good gift.
• Agatha — Good and honourable.
• Calliope — Beautiful voice; muse of poetry.
• Cosima — Order; beauty; the universe.
• Lois — Most desirable; superior.
• Melina — Honey; sweet.
• Ophelia — Help; serene wisdom.
• Xenia — Hospitality; welcoming.
• Adonis — Lord; supremely handsome.
• Calix — Very handsome.
• Orpheus — Beautiful voice.
• Emi — Beautiful blessing; smile.

More Greek names

• Echo — Reflected sound; a mountain nymph.
• Emerald — The green gemstone.
• Ebony — Deep black wood.
• Eros — Love; desire.
• Dorothy — Gift of God.
• Eudora — Good gift.
• Diamond — Brilliant and unbreakable gem.
• Eugene — Well-born; noble.
• Demetrius — Devoted to Demeter; of the earth.
• Evander — Good man; strong.