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ripp

/ɹˈɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
ripp
IPA
/ɹˈɪp/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, rippe, ripp, *ribi

Inflected Forms

Ripps (plural)

Rhymes With

ship trip tip hip strip chip slip rip clip skip flip lip

Questions

How do you pronounce ripp?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪp/.
What does ripp mean?
A surname.
Where does ripp come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce ripp

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