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Tiffany: The Name That Cheats Death

Name: Tiffany: The Name That Cheats Death
Description: CGP Grey investigates why the name Tiffany spiked in popularity and then faded, with help from onomastics experts. It is a short, playful look at how names spread.

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Referenced as a fun side tangent whenever the name Tiffany comes up in a thread.

CGP Grey investigates why the name Tiffany spiked in popularity and then faded, with help from onomastics experts. It is a short, playful look at how names spread.

Also tagged: name origins, tiffany, onomastics, naming trends, cgp grey, linguistics

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4 labeled comments from the HN archive; up to 20 are kept per video, favoring different commenters. Each one links back to the original thread.

Recommends jodrellblank May 2022 under Considered "18+"

CGP Grey investigates the origin of the name Tiffany

Wait till you find out about "Tiffany" [this video] (CGP Grey) (spoiler: he couldn't find out where it came from, and did this video on his research to explain more: [link] )

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Citations, criticism and jokes

Cites it yabones May 2022 under Top passwords used by business executives

Background on the name Tiffany

Interesting that the top name used in passwords is Tiffany. Culturally it has a strong connection to the 80s decade, which points to two specific demographics: ~35 year olds, who might be in a relationship to one, or ~55 year olds who might have one as a daughter. [this video] Makes me wonder if it's time to start generating rainbow tables for the top female names of the 90s and 2000s soon...

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Cites it colinchartier September 2023 under The Mystery of the Bloomfield Bridge

Video about the origin of the name Tiffany

Reminds me of this video about the origin of the name Tiffany: [this video] "I didn't fly across the Atlantic to... Of course I did"

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Cites it throw0101a December 2023 under In the long run, we're all Dad

CGP Grey on the name Tiffany

> Sad to see "Jennifer" listed as a "newer name". See also "The Tale of Tiffany" from CGP Grey: * [this video]

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