Gender Masculine
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 Names

Roottryphe
Feminine FormsTryphaina, Tryphosa
Other Languages & CulturesTrifon(Bulgarian) Tryfon(Greek) Trifon(Russian)

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Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Τρύφων.
Entry updated October 6, 2024