Ripley
//ˈɹɪpli// name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
- 2 A unisex given name transferred from the surname.; A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
- 3 A unisex given name transferred from the surname.; A female given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename.; A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename.; A town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
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- 6 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). countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename.; A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ1698). countable, uncountable
- 8 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). countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename.; A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0556). countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Riverside County, California. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Brown County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Somerset County, Maine. countable, uncountable
- 14 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland. countable, uncountable
- 15 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
- 16 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Tippah County, Mississippi. countable, uncountable
- 17 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Independence, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 18 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Chautauqua County, New York. countable, uncountable
- 19 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Brown County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
- 20 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Payne County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
- 21 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
- 22 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jackson County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 23 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Ripley Township. countable, uncountable
- 24 A placename.; Ellipsis of Ripley Township. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 25 A placename.; Ellipsis of Ripley County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Example
More examples"After leaving you at the station I went for a charming walk through some admirable Surrey scenery to a pretty little village called Ripley, where I had my tea at an inn."
Etymology
From the Old English folk name for the Anglian tribe, *Hrype + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).
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