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A diminutive of the female given name Euphemia, also used as a formal given name in the 19th century.
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An unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States.
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A city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.
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An annual award given for effective marketing.
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Topics: business, marketing
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History
From Euphemia + -ie, or, very rarely, from modern Greek Eftychia or Euthemia (diminutive form).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ef- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dhh1kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin effectīvusbor. French effectifder. English effective Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English Effie From effective + -ie.
