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View Name: Tiffany


TIFFANY
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: TIF-ə-nee   [key]
Meaning & History
Medieval form of THEOPHANIA. This name was traditionally given to girls born on the Epiphany (January 6), the festival commemorating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. The name died out after the Middle Ages, but it was revived by the movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (1961), the title of which refers to the Tiffany's jewelry store in New York.
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