tiffany
/ˈtɪfəni/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
name
A female given name transferred from the surname.
Example Sentences
- ""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.""
- "Tiffany Henyard’s tumultuous tenure as mayor of south suburban Dolton is coming to an end, and voters were very clear about ousting her."
- "[…] the smoak of sulphur will not black paper, and is commonly used by Women to whiten Tiffanies […]"
- "Reduce all to a very fine Powder, searsing the same through a Tiffany Searse, as you should the former."
- "1792, Hannah Cowley, A Day in Turkey; or, the Russian Slaves, London: G.G.J. & J. Robinson, Act III, Scene 1, p. 34, […] he made me throw away my peasant weeds, and gave me all these fine cloaths. See this tiffany, all spotted with silver; look at this beautiful turban—He gave it me all!"
- "When, however, the matin loving lark, or ruſſet pinions, floating amid the tiffany clouds, that variegated, in fleecy undulation, the grey-inveſted heavens, hailed with his ſoul-reviving note, the radient countenance of returning morn; […]"
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.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: Tifinie, Theophania, θεο-
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.