At a Glance
- 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
TROF-ih-musIPA /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.
Lists That Include Trophimus
Similar Names
Benedict · Calogero · Hermagoras · Perpetuus · Marcianus · Rocco
