Tryphosa

Gender Feminine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Τρυφῶσα(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek τρυφή (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy". In the New Testament this name is mentioned briefly as belonging to a companion of Tryphena.

Related Names

VariantTryphaina(Ancient Greek)
Masculine FormTryphon(Ancient Greek)

Categories

biblical women, gentleness

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/.
Entry updated May 29, 2020