Ripley

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈɹɪpli//

A surname from Old English.

proper noun

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A surname from Old English.
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A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A female given name transferred from the surname.
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A placename. A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
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A placename. A town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
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A placename. A number of places in England: A town and civil parish with a town council in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3950).
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A placename. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ1698).
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A placename. A number of places in England: A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE2860).
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A placename. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0556).
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Riverside County, California.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A village in Brown County, Illinois.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Indiana.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Somerset County, Maine.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Tippah County, Mississippi.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Independence, Missouri.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A village in Brown County, Ohio.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Payne County, Oklahoma.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Jackson County, West Virginia.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Ripley Township.
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Variant of Ripley CountyA placename. Ellipsis of Ripley County.

Etymology

From the Old English folk name for the Anglian tribe, *Hrype + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).

Forms

plural: Ripleys

ripe · Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or…Ripe · A village in Chalvington with Ripe parish, Wealden district,…RIPE · A tuberculosis treatment regimen consisting of rifampicin…

Ripley · A surname from Old English.

ripped · Torn, either partly or into separate pieces.ripper · Something that rips something else.Ripper · A surname.

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