Ripka

English

Etymology

• 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

Ripka (plural Ripkas)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ripka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears