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Help[Opinions] Re: Tiffany
in reply to a message by Perrine
Tiffany is not a bad name at all - looks or sound. I think I'd like it more if it hadn't been so overused in the 80s and 90s, like Ashley, Brittany, Sarah, Stephanie... They're all going to become "Mom" names for this upcoming generation (like Diane, Linda, Nancy, "Deb / Debbie" etc. for my generation). I knew so many Tiffanys growing up, and one Tiffani (and considering her twin brother was Timothy, I never understood this spelling choice, unless her mom was a huge fan of Tiffani Thiessen or something).
The so-called "Tiffany Paradox" regarding not being able to use the name Tiffany in a medieval story (it was a popular name at the time) has always fascinated me.
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The so-called "Tiffany Paradox" regarding not being able to use the name Tiffany in a medieval story (it was a popular name at the time) has always fascinated me.
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The paradox makes sense to me. Even though the name Tiffany would be realistic on a woman from the 15th century, people today would just picture a 20-something woman from today and call it anachronistic.
So best to name that character Kriemhild or something that “sounds” medieval, if you want to not break the immersion, even if it’s dowdy or even less accurate.
So best to name that character Kriemhild or something that “sounds” medieval, if you want to not break the immersion, even if it’s dowdy or even less accurate.
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