Tiffany (given name)

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Tiffany Template:IPAc-en is a primarily English feminine form of the Greek given name Theophania. It was formerly often given to children born on the feast of Theophania, that is, Epiphany.[1] The equivalent Greek male name is Theophanes (Script error: No such module "Lang".), commonly shortened to Phanis (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and the female is Theophania (Script error: No such module "Lang".) or Theophano (Script error: No such module "Lang".), colloquially Phani (Script error: No such module "Lang".).

The name was popular in the United States from the 1970s to early 1990s. Between 1980 and 1991 the number of babies named Tiffany born each year exceeded 10,000, peaking at 18,361 in 1988.[2] This popularity was spawned by the 1961 movie starring Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, referring to the jewelry company rather than the feast of Epiphany.[3][4] It received a boost from the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, in which the character "Tiffany Case" had a significant role.

Notable people with this name or its spelling variants

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  • Tiffiny Blacknell (born 1976), American lawyer, community activist, and criminal justice reform advocate
  • Tiffiny Hall (born 1984), Australian personal trainer, author, journalist, and television personality
  • Tiffiny Mitchell, American politician

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See also

References

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  1. Elizabeth Gidley Withycombe, The Oxford dictionary of English Christian names, 1947
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  3. "Behind the Name" [1]
  4. "The James Bond 007 Dossier" [2]

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