Trophimus: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Trophimus – Meaning: nourished, well-fed one (often rendered 'foster child') – Origin: Greek – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: TROF-ih-mus


Trophimus is a Greek boy's name meaning “nourished, well-fed one (often rendered 'foster child')”. It appears in our list of 200+ Saint Names for Boys — Faithful, Timeless, and Surprisingly Cool.

Meaning & Origin of Trophimus

Meaning: Nourished, well-fed one (often rendered 'foster child').

Origin: Greek.

A common claim: Trophimus is popularly translated as 'nourishing.' Actually: Trophimos is passive in sense in Greek — it describes someone who is nourished/fed (a nursling or foster child), not something that actively nourishes others.

How to Pronounce Trophimus

Phonetic: TROF-ih-mus   IPA: /ˈtrɒfɪməs/

Popularity of Trophimus

Trophimus doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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