princess-unipeg reblogged
The Tiffany Problem: people can't use the name in medieval or historical fiction because it sounds like a modern name, despite the fact that it was used as early as the twelfth century.
Usually, this paradox is specific to names; however, it's also worth noting that at that time, we also essentially had the technology and extant ingredients to make hamburgers or pizza. (Ketchup isn't exactly an ESSENTIAL component of burgers, but otherwise, yeah.)
as someone with a character named Tiffany in a medieval style setting, i feel this personally