At a Glance
- Meaning
- In nature/place-name use, a shallow, fast-rippling stretch of a stream (a dialectal variant of 'riffle')
- Origin
- English (dialectal/uncertain)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- RIF
Riff is an English (dialectal/uncertain) boy's name meaning “in nature/place-name use, a shallow, fast-rippling stretch of a stream (a dialectal variant of 'riffle')”. It appears in our list of 200+ Earthy Boy Names That Are Rooted in Nature.
Meaning & Origin of Riff
Meaning: In nature/place-name use, a shallow, fast-rippling stretch of a stream (a dialectal variant of 'riffle').
Origin: English (dialectal/uncertain).
How to Pronounce Riff
RIFIPA /rɪf/
Popularity of Riff
Riff 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 Riff
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