59%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Τρύφων(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek τρυφή (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy". Saint Tryphon, a gooseherder from Syria, was martyred in the 3rd century. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RoottrypheFeminine FormsTryphaina, TryphosaOther Languages & CulturesTrifon(Bulgarian) Tryfon(Greek) Trifon(Russian) Categories gentleness, isograms, Orthodox saints, politics, saints Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Τρύφων.