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[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

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)

[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

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

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

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

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