Meanings
plural Ripleys
- countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
- countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
- countableuncountableA female given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
- countableuncountableA town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
- countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3950).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ1698).
- countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE2860).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0556).
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Riverside County, California.
- countableuncountableA village in Brown County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Indiana.
- countableuncountableA small town in Somerset County, Maine.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Tippah County, Mississippi.
- countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Independence, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Chautauqua County, New York.
- countableuncountableA village in Brown County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableA small town in Payne County, Oklahoma.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Jackson County, West Virginia.
- countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Ripley Township.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Ripley County.
Origin
- Old Englishlēah“woodland clearing”
- EnglishRipley
From the Old English folk name for the Anglian tribe, *Hrype + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).
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Cite this entry
Ripley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ripley
“Ripley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ripley. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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