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Ripka

Ripka proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Ripka (plural Ripkas)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Ripka

pluralRipkas

Origin of Ripka

* As a Slovak and Czech surname, from a diminutive of ryba (“fish”), see Ryba. * As a German surname, Germanized from the above, sometimes via Polish. * As a Ukrainian surname, from a diminutive of ріпа (ripa, “turnip”), compare Repka.

Questions about Ripka

What does Ripka mean?
Ripka means a surname.
What part of speech is Ripka?
Ripka is a proper noun.

Words near Ripka in the dictionary

  1. ripieno
  2. ripienos
  3. riping
  4. ripiphorid
  5. ripiphorids
  6. Ripka
  7. Ripley
  8. Ripley County
  9. Ripleys
  10. riplock
  11. ripoff

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