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What are your thoughts on Tiffany?
It is a really old name with a long history and interesting meaning. I think it could be nice had it not been overused in the 80s and gotten a bit of a bad image. I dislike Tiff or Tiffy but I do like the full name.
Opinions?
It is a really old name with a long history and interesting meaning. I think it could be nice had it not been overused in the 80s and gotten a bit of a bad image. I dislike Tiff or Tiffy but I do like the full name.
Opinions?
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It's a favorite of mine. :) I like Tiff as a nickname.
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Tiffany is not a bad name at all - looks or sound. I think I'd like it more if it hadn't been so overused in the 80s and 90s, like Ashley, Brittany, Sarah, Stephanie... They're all going to become "Mom" names for this upcoming generation (like Diane, Linda, Nancy, "Deb / Debbie" etc. for my generation). I knew so many Tiffanys growing up, and one Tiffani (and considering her twin brother was Timothy, I never understood this spelling choice, unless her mom was a huge fan of Tiffani Thiessen or something).
The so-called "Tiffany Paradox" regarding not being able to use the name Tiffany in a medieval story (it was a popular name at the time) has always fascinated me.
The so-called "Tiffany Paradox" regarding not being able to use the name Tiffany in a medieval story (it was a popular name at the time) has always fascinated me.
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The paradox makes sense to me. Even though the name Tiffany would be realistic on a woman from the 15th century, people today would just picture a 20-something woman from today and call it anachronistic.
So best to name that character Kriemhild or something that “sounds” medieval, if you want to not break the immersion, even if it’s dowdy or even less accurate.
So best to name that character Kriemhild or something that “sounds” medieval, if you want to not break the immersion, even if it’s dowdy or even less accurate.
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I don't like it much, but I don't thinks it's as bad as people make it out to be. I also love the association with Tiffany Aching. However, I prefer the original form, Theophania.
This message was edited 10/29/2019, 9:43 AM
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Theophania is wildly impractical, but gorgeous.
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How do you pronounce it? Tif-FAN-ia? Or the way it’s spelled (THEE-o-FAIN-ia)?
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thee-oh-FAY-nee-ə, though the original Latin pronunciation is more like teh-o-FAN-ya.
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I’d like it, if not for the connection with my ex. I think it could be ripe for a comeback in 10 years or so, once it stops being associated so much with the 80s and that generation.
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It'd probably be interesting to me if I pretended the 80s didn't happen, but I don't have incentive to do that. Another reason I dislike it is the jewelry company association.
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I don't like it. It seems too insubstantial to me, and I really hate its nickname options.
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Says "Tawnee"
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Not a fan. I don't like the way it appears, the sound of it or the type of images it conjures up. Glad to see this one on its way out.
I don't care for Tiff/Tiffy either. They're even worse than the actual name. I mean after all, Tiff is a word meaning a petty argument and Tiffy sounds like a slang word for tantrum.
I don't care for Tiff/Tiffy either. They're even worse than the actual name. I mean after all, Tiff is a word meaning a petty argument and Tiffy sounds like a slang word for tantrum.
This message was edited 10/28/2019, 2:57 PM
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I like it
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I think it's pretty, though it's not a name I'd actually use. I know it is an old name, but I don't think it had much use to speak of till the middle of the 20th century, so I'd never call it a classic. To me, a classic has to have been used more or less steadily for many years.
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It was used more in the Middle Ages, but that was so long ago that no one outside of historians and history geeks will remember it.
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Oops
Sorry, posted in wrong place.
Sorry, posted in wrong place.
This message was edited 10/28/2019, 9:55 PM
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I'm OK with Tiffany for the most part but I agree with what you said about its shortened forms.
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