Names from the virtues have a long history in Christianity. I knew a number of “Hopes” and “Esperanzas” when I was a girl. Although Tiffany’s parents probably don’t know it, the name is said to be a version of “Theophania,” which has long been in use for Greek speakers and in Spanish cultures, as well as enjoying a bit of a Victorian fad.
Given that all sexual activity for unmarried people is sinful, I question the appropriateness, for a Catholic school, of events which students attend as romantic pairs. If students bought their tickets for a dance and arrived as individuals, there would be no need for rules about who was an acceptable “date” for whom.
Thinking again, Tax-Chick. Tsk. This seems deep-seated and habitual with you. Aren’t we just supposed to deplore and emote?
I would bet that young Tiffany's parents, filled with HOPE (you should pardon the expression) at her christening, were more likely to be thinking of the famous jewelry store and their ummmm, HOPE that little Tiffany would wind up with a vast collection of its product line. Whether Hope will buy her the famous Hope Diamond as part of an engagement ring remains to be seen. It was good enough for Liz Taylor and should be.... Of course, I am assuming that the elder Hope would be the "husband" and the younger Tiffany "the wife" but who knows for sure? After all, I must be an ageist among other things. (Oh golly, "ageist" does not show up as a misspelling and must already have been recognized as a word).
As Marcus Tullius Cicero used to say: O Tempora, O Mores!!!! Few of us are still alive to whom he personally said that!