Ripp

English

Etymology

• 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”).

Proper noun

Ripp (plural Ripps)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ripp is the 16228^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1779 individuals. Ripp is most common among White (95.62%) individuals.

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German ribbe, ribe, rippe, from Old High German ribi, ribbi, rippi, ribba, rippa, from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rip/
• Rhymes: -ip
• Hyphenation: Ripp

Noun

Ripp f (plural Rippe, diminutive Rippche)

1. (anatomy) rib

   Er hod en Ripp ferborch.

   He broke a rib.

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Ripp”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 134