Ripley
English
"strip of clearing in the woods"Share
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Ripley Origin and Meaning
The name Ripley is a boy's name of English origin meaning "strip of clearing in the woods".
The "Believe It or Not" jokes will get old fast, but this surname feels fun and on-trend for both girls and boys.
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Famous People Named Ripley
- LeRoy Robert Ripleybetter known as Robert Ripley, American cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist, known for creating the "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" newspaper panel series, radio show, and TV show that featured odd facts from around the world, and now a museum
Ripley in Pop Culture
- "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" museum and TV show
- Tom Ripleycharming psychopath originally in the 1955 novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley," followed by "Ripley Under Ground" (1970), "Ripley's Game" (1974), "The Boy Who Followed Ripley" (1980), and "Ripley Under Water" (1991), by Patricia Highsmith
- "The Talented Mr. Ripley" 1999 film
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