Tiffany
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| Pronunciation | TIF-ah-nee |
| Gender | Female |
| Meaning | Θεοφανια, Theophania-manifestation of God |
| Region of Origin | Greek |
| Origin | Greek |
| Related names | Theophania, Tiffanni, Tiffanie, Tiphanie, Tiphaine |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Tiffany |
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Tiffany (TIF-ah-nee) is a female given name of Greek origin (as Θεοφανια, Theophania) meaning manifestation of God. Its spellings in popular usage are numerous and include Tiffani and Tiffanie. Tiffany was a fairly popular girls' name in the United States in the 1980s, largely due to the name's association with the elegance and prestige of the Tiffany & Co. jewelry marque. Its popularity has declined in recent years. Tiffany may refer to:
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[edit] People
- Tiffany, the stage name used by Tiffany Darwish, an American pop singer
- Tiffany Christensen, an American author, cystic fibrosis patient, and lung transplantation recipient
- Tifanie Christun, a voice actress
- Tiffany Brissette, the actress who played VICI the robot on the sitcom Small Wonder
- Tiffany Cherry, an Australian sports broadcaster
- Tiffany Dupont, an actress
- Tiffany Evans, a singer
- Tiffany Fallon, Playmate of the Year 2005 and Miss Georgia USA 2001
- Tiffany Granath, a radio personality
- Tiffany Helm, an actress
- Tiffany Hopkins, a French actress
- Tiffany Kowalski, a violinist and singer
- Tiffany Limos, an actress
- Tiffany Montgomery, AKA Ryan Starr, an American Idol singer
- Tiffany Moore, the 12 year old girl whose face came to symbolize Boston's gang violence epidemic after she was murdered in 1988
- Niccole Tiffany, National Teacher of the Year award winner 2000-2004, 2006
- Tiffany Paulsen, a Canadian politician
- Tiffany Pollard, a reality TV star featured on Flavor of Love and I Love New York known also as "New York"
- Tiffany Rayne, a porn star
- Tiffany Mynx, a porn star
- Tiffany Towers, a porn star
- Tiffany Taylor, an adult model
- Tiffany Selby, a model
- Tiffany Towers (born Tiffany Amarziano), a model and actress known for her augmented breasts
- Tiffany Trump, daughter of Donald Trump and Marla Maples
- Tiffany Villarreal, a singer (whose first album is also titled Tiffany Villarreal)
[edit] Characters
- Tiffany Aching, a character from the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
- Tiffany Lords, a character from the Rival Schools video game series
- Tiffany Case, a character from the James Bond novel and movie Diamonds Are Forever
- Tiffany (comics), a character in the comic book Spawn
- Tiffany is the name of one of the Go-Rock Quads, characters in Pokémon Ranger
- Tiffany Mitchell, a character on the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Tiffany (Child's Play), one of the antagonists in Bride of Chucky as well as Seed of Chucky
[edit] Places
- Tiffany (movie studio), a Hollywood movie studio, lasting from 1922–1932, known as Tiffany Producions Inc. and Tiffany-Stahl
- Tiffany, Wisconsin, a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States
[edit] Tiffany & Co related
Tiffany is also associated with a famous jewelry maker:
- Tiffany & Co., a silver and jewelry firm, often referred to simply as Tiffany's
- Tiffany mount (or Tiffany setting), the prong setting used by Tiffany & Co. for their gemstones
- Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812–1902), founder of Tiffany & Co
- Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), stained glass artist and jewelry designer, son of Charles Lewis Tiffany
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (novella) by Truman Capote
- Breakfast at Tiffany's, a film based on the book
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (song) by Deep Blue Something, which refers to the film
- A Tiffany lamp
- Tiffany glass
- Tiffany Blue
- Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum Mae Station
[edit] Other uses
- "The Tiffany Network", the CBS television network
- Tiffany set, a style of baseball cards from Topps
- Chantilly/Tiffany cat, an Asian Semi-longhair cat
- The Tiffany Cross, the U.S. Navy Medal of Honor from 1919–1942

