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Tiffany
Say it: TIF-uh-nee
Meaning
The medieval vernacular form of Greek Theophania 'manifestation of God', the name of the feast of Epiphany; girls born at Epiphany were sometimes so named.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A modest medieval English name that died out, then became very popular in 1970s and 1980s America after Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1980s
In the United States
- 338,503 babies given this name since 1942
- At its height in 1988, about 1 in 97 girls
- 340 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Tiffeny, Theophania, Tiphaine, Tiffani, Tiffanie
| Latin | Theophania |
|---|---|
| French | Tiphaine |
Famous bearers
- Tiffany Haddish, US comedian
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Where this comes from
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- Medieval European charters and records
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.