Girl · Ancient Greek
Tryphosa
Say it: try-FOH-suh
Meaning
Greek, from tryphē 'softness, delicacy', like Tryphena.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Occasionally used by English and American Protestants, often alongside the related name Tryphena.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Trifosa |
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Famous bearers
- Tryphosa, a Christian greeted by Paul in Romans 16
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Parish baptism registers
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