Trifon

Trifon or Trifón (Russian: Трифон) is a given name derived from the Ancient Greek: Τρύφων, romanized: Tryphon, lit. 'one who lives in luxury'. An archaic transliteration from Greek is Trufon. It is used by Russians and other peoples of East Orthodox denomination. The word may also be used as a surname and several patronymic surnames, Trifonov, Trifonenko, Trifonyuk, Трифоновски, Trifonovski are derived from it.

In Finnic languages, a variant is Triihpo, which appeared as a result of an f → hp change. Another variant of the word is Ruippo, a surname which was used in Southern Karelia and Eastern Savo before World War II. Notable people with the name include:

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References

  1. ↑ Наука и жизнь No03/2014 (in Russian). ЛитРес. 2017. p. 100. ISBN 978-5-457-55366-8.
  2. ↑ Denis Kuzmin (2017). "Adaptation of Orthodox personal names in the Karelian language" (PDF). In Terhi Ainala; Janne Saarikivi (eds.). Personal Name System in Finnic and beyond. Tallinn: Printon. p. 157. ISBN 978-952-5667-90-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Timo Rantakaulio (2017). "Personal name-based place names by Lake Lennus in Savitaipale" (PDF). In Terhi Ainala; Janne Saarikivi (eds.). Personal Name System in Finnic and beyond. Tallinn: Printon. p. 120. ISBN 978-952-5667-90-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2022.
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