Ripley

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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹɪp.li/

Meaning & History

From the name of various English towns, from Old English rippel "grove, thicket" and leah "woodland, clearing". A notable fictional bearer is the character Ellen Ripley from the movie Alien (1979) and its sequels.