Effie

[ ef-ee ]

noun

1. a female given name.

Example Sentences

But when asked at a news conference about the lightning speed of the changes, the Rev. Effie McAvoy took a longer view.

From Seattle Times

A photo taken Monday by The Associated Press shows why: The gorilla’s mother, Effie, has the baby in her loving cuddle.

From Seattle Times

The birth of Effie’s baby wasn’t simple.

From Seattle Times

There have been exceptions, of course, such as Jennifer Hudson, who won for playing cast-off singer Effie White in 2006’s “Dreamgirls,” or Viola Davis, who won for her turn as the matriarch of a Black family in midcentury Pittsburgh in the 2016 adaptation of August Wilson’s “Fences.”

From Los Angeles Times

Effie, 14, was pleased to return to face-to-face learning last week, but there were still problems - she was being taught RE in the technology block.

From BBC