Theophania Forename

2,187,323rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Malta

Theophania Forename Definition:

A female name. Late Latin Theophania from Greek θεοφάνια ‘the manifestation of God’, another name for the Epiphany. Theophania became Tifaine in Old French, and in French folk-lore Tifaine was thought to be the name of the mother of the Magi.

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Theophania Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil-61:35,706,026284,222
United States-61:60,422,830354,092
England
100%
31:18,534,307106,915
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300

Theophania Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Late Latin Theophania from Greek θεοφάνια ‘the manifestation of God’, another name for the Epiphany. Theophania became Tifaine in Old French, and in French folk-lore Tifaine was thought to be the name of the mother of the Magi. It was given to girls born at the season of Epiphany, and is found in England from about 1200. It gave rise to the surnames Tiffany, Tiffen, Tiffin. Tiffeny survived in Cornwall until the 17th C. C. W. Bardsley, Dictionary of English and WelshSurnames (pub. 1901) also records an Epiphany there in 1695.

Teffany Curia Regis Rolls 1200. Theophania Curia Regis Rolls 1205. Theffania Curia Regis Rolls 1205. Thifania Hundred Rolls 1272. Tiffonia Testa de Neville, or Book of Fees, temp. Hen. III-Edw. I 13th C. Theofania Close Rolls 1262, Feudal Aids 1346. Tiffan Yorks Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379. Teffan Yorks Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379. Tyffany Coventry Mysteries 15th C.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A female name, derived from Θεοφανιή, Ion. Θεοφανεια, signifying ‘the noble appearance of God.’

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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