Tripp is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
, as well as a
nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
commonly used for males who are third-generation
namesake
A namesake is a person, geographic location, or other entity bearing the name of another.
History
The word is first attested around 1635, and probably comes from the phrase "for one's name's sake",
which originates in English Bible translations ...
s
Notable people with the name include:
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Tripp Cromer (Roy Bunyan Cromer III, born 1967), American baseball player
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Tripp Eisen
Tod Rex Salvador (born June 29, 1965), known professionally as Tripp Eisen, is an American musician best known as the former guitarist of industrial metal band Static-X. He is the current guitarist for the band Face Without Fear, and a former m ...
(Tod Rex Salvador, born 1965), American musician
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Tripp Gibson
Hal Harrison Gibson III, known as Tripp Gibson (born August 5, 1981), is an American Major League Baseball umpire who wears uniform number 73. Gibson's first Major League game was July 8, 2013, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. He was promoted ...
(Hal Harrison Gibson III, born 1981), American Major League Baseball umpire
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Tripp Isenhour
John Henry "Tripp" Isenhour III (born April 6, 1968) is an American professional golfer.
Isenhour was born in Salisbury, North Carolina. He played college golf at Georgia Tech and turned professional in 1990.
Isenhour played on the Nationwide ...
(John Henry Isenhour III, born 1968), American golfer
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Tripp Merritt (Guy William Merritt III, born 1968), American football coach
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Tripp Phillips
Owen Thomas Phillips III (better known as Tripp Phillips) (born August 26, 1977) is a former American professional tennis player.
Early life
Phillips was born in Newport News, Virginia. He started to play tennis at the age of four with his m ...
(Owen Thomas Phillips III, born 1977), American tennis player
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Tripp Schwenk (William Douglas Schwenk III, born 1971), American swimmer
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Tripp Self (Tilman Eugene Self III, born 1968), United States District Judge
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Tripp Sigman (Wesley Triplett Sigman, 1899–1971), American Major League Baseball player
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Tripp Tracy (Emmet E. Tracy III, born 1973), American ice hockey goaltender
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Derrick Tribbett (Derrick "Tripp" Tribbett, born 1984), American musician
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Tripp Welborne (Sullivan Anthony Welborne III, born 1968), American football player
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Tripp York (Fred York), American religious studies scholar
References
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