Meanings
Origin
* As a Slovak and Czech surname, from a diminutive of ryba (“fish”), see Ryba. * As a German surname, Germanized from the above, sometimes via Polish. * As a Ukrainian surname, from a diminutive of ріпа (ripa, “turnip”), compare Repka.
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APA
Ripka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ripka
MLA
“Ripka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ripka. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ripka,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ripka.
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