* Thomas Hardy the English writer was in love with his cousin Tryphena. * The first governor of N.S.W in Australia was married to Tryphena. * There is a Trefina gorge near Alice Springs in Australia * In New Zealand there is an island with a town called Tryphena. * My family, from England, used to have a long history of the name Tryphena up until the last 3-4 generations, then I was christened Tryphena and I now go by this spelling - Trypheyna. * Check out the book 'The Intimacy of Death & Dying' by Trypheyna McShane.