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English word origin

Etymology of Ripp

* As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from the personal name Rippert, composed of the old Germanic elements *rīkī (“powerful”) + *berht (“bright, famous”). * As an English surname, from Middle English rippe (“bank o

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A surname.

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* As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from the personal name Rippert, composed of the old Germanic elements *rīkī (“powerful”) + *berht (“bright, famous”). * As an English surname, from Middle English rippe (“bank of a river”), from Old English ripp, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *ribi (“rib, ridge, reef”).

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  • Derivation mentionrippeenm · bank of a river
  • Derivation mentionrippang
  • Derivation mention*ribigmw-pro · rib, ridge, reef
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