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. There is also a surname variant of the word.

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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