Ripley
English
Etymology
From the Old English folk name for the Anglian tribe, Hrype, genitive case Hrypa + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɪpli/
Proper noun
Ripley (countable and uncountable, plural Ripleys)
- A surname from Old English.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename.
- A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
- A town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in England:
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3950). [1]
- A hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ1698).
- A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE2860). [2]
- A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0556). [3]
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Riverside County, California.
- A village in Brown County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Indiana.
- A small town in Somerset County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan.
- A city, the county seat of Tippah County, Mississippi.
- A neighbourhood of Independence, Missouri.
- A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
- A village in Brown County, Ohio.
- A small town in Payne County, Oklahoma.
- A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
- A city, the county seat of Jackson County, West Virginia.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Ripley Township.
- Ellipsis of Ripley Township.
- Ellipsis of Ripley County.
Derived terms
- County of Ripley
- Ripleyan
- Ripley County
- Ripley's
- Ripley Township
- Township of Ripley
References
Further reading
- Ripley (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ripley (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia