Triphenia Fancher-Wilson was the name of one of the 17 surviving children who were victims of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 in Utah. She went on to marry and have 9 children of her own. Her nickname was "Feenie".
This name was and sometimes is still pretty common in the English traveler and Romany community. I personally love the name, it means delicate but it sounds so strong.
* Thomas Hardy the English writer was in love with his cousin Tryphena. * The first governor of N.S.W in Australia was married to Tryphena. * There is a Trefina gorge near Alice Springs in Australia * In New Zealand there is an island with a town called Tryphena. * My family, from England, used to have a long history of the name Tryphena up until the last 3-4 generations, then I was christened Tryphena and I now go by this spelling - Trypheyna. * Check out the book 'The Intimacy of Death & Dying' by Trypheyna McShane.
One of my great grand aunts had the name Tryphena, and I think it is a really complimentary name; particularly in conjunction with some surnames. I think it's a shame it's underused nowadays.