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I like it as a nickname for Euphemia.

I don't like it. It makes me think of Epi-Pens. I think it's def. a no go as a first name, but if you had to use it as a nn, here's some suggestions:

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Epiphany
Persephone
Eponine
Concepcion
Concepta
Epona
Josephine
Stephanie

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Makes me think of epipens...

I don`t like it. But I think it`s okay for a nn.

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Probably for:

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Ebony *love*
Apple ;)
Eponine
Epiphanie
Ephraima
Eppa
Epona

The late Ann Lander's real first name was Esther. She was called Eppie all her life. No one she actually knew called her Ann, that was just her pen name. I don't really know if Eppie has ever been a common or accepted nickname for Esther, or if it was just something her family dreamed up. Her twin sister Dear Abby's real first name was Pauline and she always went by PoPo, so I'm thinking it was the latter.

Hepzibah

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I immediately think of Eppie in George Eliot's novel Silas Marner. It was short for Hepzibah.

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It could also be short for Giuseppina, Septima, Epona, or Eponine. Eppie is way too nicknamey on its own.

This message was edited 11/1/2007, 3:26 PM

I have an Epi-Pen, it's to inject yourself with epinephrine if you get bee-stung, which I am about once a summer, although not this one. :)

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Also, Epi-Lady, which is this device for removing body hair, it using spinning coils to yank out hair. :(

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And Epperdent, the denture cleaners.

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So the short answer to your question is: no.

I've heard people call an epileptic fit an 'eppy' (sp?) :/ so that's what I think of when I hear it

I knew a little girl named Epi, pronounced like Eppie. She had a sister named Korri (short for Korrina) but Epi's name wasn't short for anything. Unfortunately, this was several years ago and all I could think of was that darn EpiLady torture...I mean, hair-removal device that was popular at the time. :b I think Effie is a bit nicer. I think it's a bit odd that Eppie is a nn for Euphemia; they don't sound alike at all, but that happens with a lot of nn's, I suppose. You really could use it for almost anything, but what immediately comes to mind is Elspeth and Penelope.

Eppie kind of sounds strange to me. To me, it sounds kind of like a dog's name.

Eppie is darling, but it needs a more formal name. It's too cutesy on its own.

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Euphemia
Penelope
Esperanza
Petra
Phoebe
Persephone
Epiphania / Epiphany
Perpetua
Delphine
Elspeth
Theophania

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Some of these are a bit of a stretch. But I can see Mary, nn Doodlebug, so it doesn't really bother me if the nn isn't scientifically derived from the formal name.

This message was edited 11/1/2007, 12:10 PM

I think Eppie is far too much of a nickname to stand on its own. It doesn't sound professional or serious enough, so I think it would be much better as a NN. Personally, though, I don't care for it at all.

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Eppie could be a NN for Euphemia, Eponine, Epona, or Ephipany.

Eppie Pens. You know, the medical thing? Def not name material.