Trifon
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, 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:
Given name
- Metropolitan Trifon, hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
- Trifon Datsinski, Bulgarian equestrian
- Trifón Gómez, Spanish politician
- Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian football player
- Trifon Korobeynikov, Moscow merchant and traveller
- Trifon Shevaldin, Soviet military officer
Surname
- Nicolas Trifon, Romanian-born academic, editor and linguist in France