Ripley

Gender
Unisex (Masculine & Feminine | Boys and Girls)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
From a strip of clearing in a forest
Popularity
The name Ripley is not very common and is ranked as the 3,605th most popular name in the United States in 2020. It is more commonly used as a surname than a first name.

cartoon of the name Ripley
Cartoon of Ripley

Ripley Name meanings & History

From a strip of clearing in a forest. From a surname that was derived from the name of various English towns, from Old English rippel "grove, thicket" and leah "clearing". A famous fictional bearer is the character Ellen Ripley (usually only called by her surname) from the Alien series of movies, beginning 1979. Ripley is used as both a boy's and girl's name. It is often used as a surname and is also used in literary works and in popular culture, such as in the "Alien" film franchise.

Zodiac Sign of Ripley: Reason Aries

Synonyms of Ripley:

R: Resourceful,Restless,Reason,Rational

I: Involved,Indulgence,Intimate

P: Political,Partnership,Passive,Particular,Pensive

L: Lover,Lazy,Languid,Liaison,Lovely,Luscious,Legal

E: Enliven,Entertain,Environment,Enlighten,Expressive,Exaggerate

Y: Yin/Yang,Youth-giving,Yen/money

Ripley is:

  • a Devious name
  • a Informal name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

Ripley is a fictional character in the "Alien" film franchise, portrayed by Sigourney Weaver. There are also several notable individuals with the surname Ripley, including American businessman and founder of Ripley's Believe It or Not! Robert Ripley, and American journalist Ellen Ripley, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on the United States Central Intelligence Agency.

2.) Ripley (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) meadow near the river.

Other Forms: Rip, Riplea, Riplee, Ripleigh, Ripli, Riplie, Riply, Ripplee, Rippleigh, Rippley, Rippli, Ripplie, Ripply, Ryplea, Ryplee, Rypleigh, Rypley, Rypli, Ryplie, Ryply, Rypplea, Rypplee, Ryppleigh, Ryppley, Ryppli, Rypplie, Rypply


3.) Ripley (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) serene

Other Forms: Riplee


4.) Ripley (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: (American) unique

Other Forms: Riplee, Ripli, Riplie


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