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The Name Ripley - Origin and Meaning of Ripley
  



The Name Ripley - Origin and Meaning of Ripley


Gender

Masculine and Feminine

Origin of the Name Ripley

Old English

Usage of the Name Ripley

English

Meaning of the Name Ripley

The name Ripley comes from a surname, which is derived from a place name meaning "strip clearing" in Old English.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include William Ripley Nichols (1847 - 1886), an American male chemist; Ripley Hitchcock (1857 - 1918), an American male editor; John Ripley Forbes (1913 - 2006), an American male naturalist.
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