Tiffany: The Name That Cheats Death

Summary by Krater

This video traces the history of the name Tiffany from its origins as Theophania in the Holy Land through medieval France and England to Charles Lewis Tiffany and its 1980s pop culture explosion.

From the video

Answers: Where did the name Tiffany come from and how did it become popular?

• History of the name Tiffany
• Theophania etymology
• Tiphaine Raguenel
• Charles Lewis Tiffany
• Breakfast at Tiffany's

What it concludes

• The name Tiffany originated in the Holy Land as Theophania before spreading to Greece and Europe.
• Tiphaine Raguenel is the oldest recorded figure whose life details are known and who went by a name close to Tiffany.
• Henry Tiffin, later Tiffany, is directly responsible for the modern popularity of the name Tiffany 400 years later.
• Charles Lewis Tiffany established Tiffany & Co. in 1837 and shifted focus to jewelry.
• Truman Capote's novella and the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's catalyzed the modern explosion of the name's popularity.