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[–] 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Tiffany was similarly not used as a first name until Tiffany & Co, and particularly Breakfast at Tiffany's, the 1958 novel/1961 movie.

The "Tiffany" from Tiffany & Co was a last name, and that owner was one of a handful of Tiffany's in the world at the time of the founding.

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  • [–] 75 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    This is actually a myth. Tiffany as a name dates back before Shakespeare. The more you look into Tiffany as a name, thinking it's modern, the more you'll find it just fell out of favor for a while.

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  • [–] 53 points 1 year ago

    It’s called “The Tiffany Problem”. You might want to use the historically accurate name Tiffany for a character in your 16th century historical fiction novel, but you can’t because it sounds like someone who was born in 1982.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    CGP Grey did research on the name Tiffany: https://youtu.be/9LMr5XTgeyI (8 min long video)

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