Tiphanie
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French 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. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Theophania |
| ENGLISH: Tiffani, Tiffany, Tiffiny |
| FRENCH: Tiphaine |
| GREEK: Theofania |
| MASCULINE FORMS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Theophanes |
| GREEK: Theofanis |
| RUSSIAN: Feofan |