At a Glance: Name: Ripley – Meaning: originally an English place name meaning roughly 'the woodland clearing of the Hrype [Anglian tribal] people'; later a surname, then a given name – Origin: Old English (place name/surname) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: RIP-lee
Ripley is an Old English (place name/surname) unisex name meaning “originally an English place name meaning roughly 'the woodland clearing of the Hrype [Anglian tribal] people'; later a surname, then a given name”. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Ripley
Meaning: Originally an English place name meaning roughly 'the woodland clearing of the Hrype [Anglian tribal] people'; later a surname, then a given name.
Origin: Old English (place name/surname).
A common claim: Ripley means 'strip field' Actually: Wiktionary traces Ripley to an Old English place name combining the tribal name '*Hrype' with 'lēah' (woodland clearing) — so it means 'the Hrype people's clearing', not 'strip field'.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Ripley
Phonetic: RIP-lee IPA: /ˈrɪpli/
Popularity of Ripley
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1918–2024.
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