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[Opinions] Re: Tryphena
Romans 16:12, apparently - along with Tryphosa and Persis. I love that the practice of randomly choosing names from the Bible resulted in such fantastically exotic monikers popping up in the midst of all the Marys and Janes.
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I spotted a reference to an adult Tryphosa in the news, just the other day! Can't recall what she'd done - been someone's spokesperson, I think - but she's certainly the first I've seen. Only Persis I've encountered was someone's sister in one of the Anne of Green Gables books. Also a surprisingly exotic bloom in 19th-century PEI.
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That series had quite a few fun(ny) Biblical names. Aunt Atossa!
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