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The baby name Tiff is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /tɪf/ (rhymes with 'if').

Tiff is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: /tɪf/ (rhymes with 'if')

What is the meaning of the name Tiff ?

The baby name Tiff is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /tɪf/ (rhymes with 'if').

Tiff is Greek in Origin.

Crisp and contemporary, Tiff is a clipped form of Tiffany, which passed into English via Old French Tiphaine from Greek Theophania, "manifestation of God." The name is linked to the Christian feast of Epiphany, when God's presence is revealed, and was traditionally used for girls born near that date.

In England and northern France, Tiffany/Tiphaine appears in medieval records, later fading before a 20th-century revival fueled by pop culture and the prestige jeweler; as Tiffany rose in the 1970s-90s, Tiff emerged as an independent given name. Today it remains chiefly feminine but can serve as a unisex nickname. Variants and related forms include Tiffany, Tiffani, Tiffanie, Tiphany, Tiphaine (French), Epifania (Romance), Teofania/Feofania/Theophania. Diminutives include Tiffy and Tif. In English, "tiff" also means a slight quarrel, an unrelated word that sometimes lends a breezy, informal tone.

Tiff has the following similar or variant Names

Tiff – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
JM Girls 0 #272 7 7,507
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
TW Girls 0 #282 8 8,139
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
HK 0 #330 19 8,483
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
MY 0 #348 7 12,352
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
PH Girls 0 #379 12 13,098
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
CR Girls 0 #520 13 11,342
UY Girls 0 #535 2 6,731
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
HK Girls 0 #546 70 16,104
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
HK Boys 0 #551 7 12,905
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
SG Girls 0 #577 10 18,916
AE Girls 0 #595 3 20,968
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
BO Girls 0 #647 5 9,488
SG Boys 0 #736 4 17,960
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
PE Girls 0 #933 11 14,861
MY Girls 0 #973 22 24,821
SA Girls 0 #1,010 5 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
ZA Girls 0 #1,132 10 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,149 4 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,179 4 25,439
MA 0 #1,195 5 20,986
DZ 0 #1,232 3 20,130
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,260 8 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619

Tiff is popular in 34 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Tiff

Tiff is predominantly a girl's name.
Tiff is a one syllable name, pronounced /tɪf/ (rhymes with 'if').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Tiffany, Tiffanie, Tiffani, Tiffaney, Tiffy and Tiffie.
Tiff is a name of Greek origin, traditionally used in Greece. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Greece and its diaspora communities.