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
Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism.
Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...
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.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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Metropolitan Trifon
Metropolitan Tryphon (russian: Митрополит Трифон; born Prince Boris Petrovich Turkestanov (Борис Петрович Туркестанов) November 29, 1861, Moscow — June 14, 1934) is a revered hierarch of the Russian Orth ...
(1861–1934), hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
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Trifon Datsinski
Trifon Datsinski ( bg, Трифон Дацински; born 2 February 1953) is a Bulgarian equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 19 ...
(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 (1965–2016), Bulgarian football player
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Trifon Korobeynikov Trifon Korobeynikov (; died after 1594) was a 16th-century Moscow merchant and traveller.
Korobeynikov made two visits to Palestine, Mount Athos and İstanbul, in 1582-84 and 1594-94 on assignments of tsars Ivan IV
Ivan IV Vasilyevich (russi ...
(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) Tryphon was a Greek grammarian.
Tryphon or Trypho may also refer to:
People
* Tryphon (Turkestanov) (1861–1934), hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
* Diodotus Tryphon (fl. 144–138 BC), Seleucid ruler
* Saint Tryphon (disambiguation), se ...
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Saint Tryphon (disambiguation) Saint Tryphon, Triphon or Trifon may refer to:
Saints
*Tryphon of Campsada, 3rd-century saint
*Tryphon of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople (928–931)
*Tryphon of Pechenga, 16th-century saint
* Tryphon of Vyatka, 16th-century Russian sa ...
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Trifon Zarezan, Bulgarian custom
References
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Greek masculine given names
Russian masculine given names