Ripp

R1I1P3P3

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English rippe ← Old English ripp ← Proto-West Germanic *ribi →
UncommonScrabble 8
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper nounRipp (plural Ripps)

plural Ripps

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*ribi“rib, ridge, reef”
  2. Old Englishripp
  3. Middle Englishrippe“bank of a river”
  4. EnglishRipp

* 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”).

More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Ripp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ripp

MLA

“Ripp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ripp. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ripp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ripp.

Source: Ripp on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.