Ripp

The story

1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*ribi“rib, ridge, reef”
2. Old English · derived fromripp
3. Middle English · derived fromrippe“bank of a river”
4. English todayRipp

* As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from the personal name Rippert, composed of the old Germanic elements *rīkī (“powerful”) + *berht (“bright, famous”). * As an English surname, from Middle English rippe (“bank of a river”), from Old English ripp, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *ribi (“rib, ridge, reef”).

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