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View Name: Tryphon


TRYPHON
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Τρυφων (Greek)
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek τρυφη (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy". Saint Tryphon, a gooseherder from Syria, was martyred in the 3rd century.
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