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HelpRe: Tryphena
in reply to a message by Fiammetta
I've come across a few in Victorian records, and always wondered how it was pronounced. Forvo has 'try FEE nuh' - I'd have guessed TRIFF en uh or triff EE nuh. Can't say I care for any of those, but it's an interesting name.
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wrong spot, sorry
This message was edited 10/2/2016, 5:17 PM
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It's biblical, can't recall where, and as such was introduced to South Africa by missionaries; it is used, though not often to my knowledge, by black South Africans who pronounce it exactly like try-FEE-nuh. I've only known one.
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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.
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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