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)

1. A surname.
2. A placename.
   1. A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
   2. A town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
   3. A number of places in England:
      1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3950).
      2. A small village and civil parish in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2860).
      3. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0556).
   4. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Riverside County, California.
      2. A village in Brown County, Illinois.
      3. An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Indiana.
      4. A small town in Somerset County, Maine.
      5. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland.
      6. An unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan.
      7. A city, the county seat of Tippah County, Mississippi.
      8. A neighbourhood of Independence, Missouri.
      9. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
      10. A village in Brown County, Ohio.
      11. A small town in Payne County, Oklahoma.
      12. A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
      13. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, West Virginia.
      14. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Ripley Township.
   5. Ellipsis of Ripley Township.
   6. Ellipsis of Ripley County.

Derived terms

• County of Ripley
• Ripleyan
• Ripley County
• Ripley's
• Ripley Township
• Township of Ripley

 

Anagrams

• ripely