Trifon or Trifón () is a given name derived from the . An archaic transliteration from Greek is . It is used by Russians and other peoples of
East Orthodox denomination. There is also a surname variant of the word.
In
Finnic languages
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Traditionally, ...
, a variant is , which appeared as a result of an ''f'' → ''hp'' change.
Another variant of the word is , a surname which was used in Southern
Karelia
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and Savo dialect, Eastern Savo before
World War II
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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 (1889–1955), Spanish politician
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Trifon Ivanov (1965–2016), Bulgarian football player
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Trifon Korobeynikov (16th-century), Moscow merchant and traveller
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Trifon Shevaldin (1888–1954), Soviet military officer
Surname
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Nicolas Trifon (1949–2023), Romanian-born academic, editor and linguist in France
See also
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Trifon Zarezan, Bulgarian custom in honour of
Saint Tryphon
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Tryphon (disambiguation), a number of people of the name
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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
Tryphon of Vyatka (Ru ...
, several saints
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References
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Bulgarian masculine given names
Greek masculine given names
Russian masculine given names
Masculine given names