I am struggling with this - getting desperate now!
Fairly recent. 6 letters - I have ? ? ? I ? H
Effeminate, effete -7 letters -I have ? ? I ? E ? E
Isles near Florida - 7 letters - I have ? A ? ? ? A ?
and, finally
True proverb or saying 5 letters - I have ? ? A ? E
All suggestions welcome as I do not even trust the letters I have given!