Ripley.
A surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Old English.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A male given name transferred from the surname.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A female given name transferred from the surname.
A placename. A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
A placename. A town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
A placename. A number of places in England: A town and civil parish with a town council in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3950).
A placename. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ1698).
A placename. A number of places in England: A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE2860).
A placename. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0556).
A placename. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Riverside County, California.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: A village in Brown County, Illinois.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Indiana.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Somerset County, Maine.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Tippah County, Mississippi.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Independence, Missouri.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: A village in Brown County, Ohio.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Payne County, Oklahoma.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Jackson County, West Virginia.
A placename. A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Ripley Township.
A placename. Ellipsis of Ripley County.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English folk name for the Anglian tribe, *Hrype + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).
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