Tiffany

See also: tiffany

English

Etymology

From Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie, from Latin Theophania (“Epiphany”), from Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-, “god”) (combining form of θεός (theós, “god”)) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”). Doublet of theophany.

The given name (from circa 12th century) was usually given to girls born at Epiphany. The surname (from late 13th century) is a dialectal variant of the surname Tiffin, which derives from the given name variant Tiffania.

In modern times, the given name has been (re)popularized by the surname borne by Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of jewelry company Tiffany & Co.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪfəni/

Proper noun

Tiffany

1. A northern English surname.
2. A female given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1985, Ed McBain, Snow White and Rose Red, page 130:

     "That's her real name, you know. I mean, a lot of girls working the topless joints, they take exotic, sexy names...well, Tiffany Carter, for example...but that was the name Tracy was born with."

   • 2025 February 25, Gabriel Castillo, Jenna Barnes, Ben Bradley, Michael Johnson, Erik Runge, “Defeated in Dolton: Trustee Jason House beats incumbent Mayor Tiffany Henyard by landslide in primary”, in WGN-TV‎^[1], archived from the original on 27 February 2025:

     Tiffany Henyard’s tumultuous tenure as mayor of south suburban Dolton is coming to an end, and voters were very clear about ousting her.

Descendants

• → Thai: ทิฟฟานี (típ-faa-nîi)

Translations

female given name

• Albanian: Teofanía f, Theofanía f, Theofaní f, Tifanía f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蒂法妮 (Dìfǎnī)

• French: Tiphaine (fr) f, Tiffany (fr) f, Théophanie
• Greek: Θεοφανία (el) (Theofanía), Τιφανία (Tifanía), Θεοφανώ (el) f (Theofanó)
• Hindi: टिफनी f (ṭiphnī)
• Japanese: ティファニー (Tifanī)
• Korean: 티파니 (Tipani)
• Russian: Феофа́ния (ru) f (Feofánija)
• Spanish: Teofania f

Noun

Tiffany (uncountable)

1. Ellipsis of Tiffany glass.

Derived terms

• poor man's Tiffany
• Tiffany problem

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English Tiffany, from Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie, from Medieval Latin Theophania (“Epiphany”), corresponding to theo- +‎ -phany, from Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-, “god”) (combining form of θεός (theós, “god”)) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tipˈpani/ [t̪ɪpˈpa.n̪ɪ]
• Hyphenation: Tif‧fa‧ny

Proper noun

Tiffany (Badlit spelling ᜆᜒᜉ᜔ᜉᜈᜒ)

1. a female given name from English

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Tiffany, from Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie, from Latin Theophania (“Epiphany”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtifani/ [ˌt̪iː.fɐˈn̪ɪ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ˈtipani/ [ˌt̪iː.pɐˈn̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ifani, (with nativization) -ipani
• Syllabification: Ti‧ffa‧ny

Proper noun

Tíffaný (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜉᜈᜒ)

1. a female given name from English