Tiffiny

Gender：
Pronounced： [ TIF-ə-nee ]
Popularity：
Usage：English (Rare)

Meaning & History：

Variant of TIFFANY.

TIFFANY female English

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.

THEOPHANIA female Ancient Greek

Feminine form of THEOPHANES.

THEOPHANES male Ancient Greek

Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and φανης (phanes) "appearing". This name was borne by a few saints, including an 8th-century chronicler from Constantinople and a 19th-century Russian Orthodox saint, Theophanes the Recluse, who is Феофан (Feofan) in Russian. Another famous bearer was a 14th-century Byzantine icon painter active in Moscow.

Names related to Tiffiny：

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GREEK: Theophania

ENGLISH: Tiffani, Tiffany

FRENCH: Tiphaine, Tiphanie

GREEK: Theofania

MASCULINE FORMS

ANCIENT GREEK: Theophanes

GREEK: Theofanis

RUSSIAN: Feofan