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Help[Opinions] Re: Tiffany
in reply to a message by Martha
Some entertaining spellings from the 1500s:
Typhanye, Tyffayne, Tyffina, Tiphanie, Tiphaine (these last two are still in use in France) and Tiffin / Tiffen - now one of the relatively rare examples of a surname derived from a female name, as is Tiffany itself. And yet despite the historical interestingness of it, I don't like it. The jewellery brand makes it feel far more like a trendy surname-name than a medieval survival. And the sound is so fluffy, like taffeta and frippery.
I do quite like Tiphaine, though.
Typhanye, Tyffayne, Tyffina, Tiphanie, Tiphaine (these last two are still in use in France) and Tiffin / Tiffen - now one of the relatively rare examples of a surname derived from a female name, as is Tiffany itself. And yet despite the historical interestingness of it, I don't like it. The jewellery brand makes it feel far more like a trendy surname-name than a medieval survival. And the sound is so fluffy, like taffeta and frippery.
I do quite like Tiphaine, though.
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