Trifon or Trifón (russian: Трифон, link=no) is a given name derived from Greek Τρύφων,
Tryphon
Tryphon or Trypho ( el, Τρύφων, ''gen''.: Τρύφωνος; c. 60 BC – 10 BC) was a Greek grammarian who lived and worked in Alexandria. He was a contemporary of Didymus Chalcenterus.
He wrote several specialized works on aspects of lan ...
literally meaning "one who lives in luxury". An archaic transliteration from Greek is Trufon. It is used by Russians and other peoples of
East Orthodox denomination.
In Finnic languages, a variant is ''Triihpo'', appeared as a result of an ''f'' → ''hp'' change.
Another variant of the word is ''Ruippo'', a surname which was used in Southern
Karelia
Karelia ( Karelian and fi, Karjala, ; rus, Каре́лия, links=y, r=Karélija, p=kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə, historically ''Korjela''; sv, Karelen), the land of the Karelian people, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for ...
and
Eastern Savo before
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
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Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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Metropolitan Trifon (1861–1934), hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
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Trifon Datsinski (born 1953), Bulgarian equestrian
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Trifón Gómez
Trifón Gómez (1889–1955) was a Spanish socialist politician who served at the Parliament and was one of the leaders of the Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
Early life and education
Gómez was born in Zaratán near Valladolid on 3 July 1889 ...
(1889–1955), Spanish politician
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Trifon Ivanov
Trifon Marinov Ivanov ( bg, Трифон Маринов Иванов; 27 July 1965 – 13 February 2016) was a Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a defender.
Ivanov made his debut for Bulgaria in 1988, earning 76 caps and scoring ...
(1965–2016), Bulgarian football player
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Trifon Korobeynikov (16th-century), Moscow merchant and traveller
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Trifon Shevaldin Trifon Ivanovich Shevaldin (russian: Шевалдин, Трифон Иванович, Pristan, Krasnoufimsky Uyezd, Perm Governorate, 1 February 1888 – Samara, 2 July 1954) was a Soviet Lieutenant-General (1940).
Biography
Shevaldin partici ...
(1888–1954), Soviet military officer
See also
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Tryphon (disambiguation)
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Saint Tryphon (disambiguation)
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Trifon Zarezan, Bulgarian custom
References
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Greek masculine given names
Russian masculine given names