Tiffany - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Tiffany \t(i)-ffa-

is pronounced TIF-a-nee. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "revelation of God". Variant of the Greek Theophania. In many Christian countries, girls born on January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany, are given some form of this name. The feast commemorates the day when the three Magi saw the infant Jesus. To modern Christians, the Magi were Gentiles, and thus their visit to the baby Jesus is the "revelation of God" to the non-Jewish world. Now, the name is associated with Tiffany & Co, the New York jeweler, giving it connotations of upper-class luxury. Donald Trump named his baby Marla Maples Tiffany. Actress Tiffani Thiessen.

Tiffany has 17 variant forms: Theophanie, Tifara, Tifennie, Tiffaney, Tiffani, Tiffanie, Tiffeny, Tiffenie, Tiffie, Tiffney, Tiffy, Tiphanie, Tiphara, Tiphenie, Tipheny, Tyffany and Tyffenie.

Baby names that sound like Tiffany are Tivian and Tivyan.

Tiffany is a very common first name for women (#110 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#6103 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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