Ripka
English edit
Etymology edit
- As a Slovak and Czech surname, from a diminutive of ryba (“fish”), see Ryba.
- As a German surname, Germanized from the above, sometimes via Polish.
- As a Ukrainian surname, from a diminutive of ріпа (ripa, “turnip”), compare Repka.
Proper noun edit
Ripka (plural Ripkas)
- A surname.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ripka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears