Tryphon

TREE-fon

Greek

"softness, delicacy"

Tryphon Origin and Meaning

The name Tryphon is a boy's name meaning "softness, delicacy".

The name of an Ancient Greek grammarian who lent his name to the original Professor Cuthbert Calculus from the French edition of The Adventures of Tintin: Professeur Tryphon Tournesol.

The name Tryphon has also been borne by several other notable historical figures, such as Diodotus Tryphon, an Ancient Greek king from the 2nd century BC, and Metropolitan Tryphon, hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church in the early 20th century. There have also been several saints by the name.

Alternative forms are Triphon and Trypho.