• ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    And “Tiffany” may sound like a very 20th-century American name, but it actually dates back to the early 13th century and is based on a Greek word that’s even older. The “Tiffany Problem” is a really interesting phenomenon in the anthropological/perceptual space based on that.

    Tiffany ← Tifinie ← Θεοφάνεια = “God’s arrival/appearance”

    It’s also more closely related to the name “Natalie” than you might think, at least etymologically.

    Natalie ←Natalia ←natale domini = “birth of the Lord” (Latin)

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      I knew about Tiffany because of that CGP Grey video, but Natalie is interesting too!

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        Nice. Yup, I learned about the Tiffany Problem from Grey as well, but picked up the tidbit about Natalie from being married to one.