Given name & surname
Ripka
“fish”
Ripka is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and Slovak.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a Slovak and Czech surname, Ripka goes back to a word meaning “fish.”
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Where it comes from
Ripka has more than one origin: as a Slovak and Czech surname, it goes back to a word meaning “fish”; as a German surname, it comes from German; as a Ukrainian surname, it goes back to a word meaning “turnip”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Ripka as a surname is a diminutive of Ryba.
Ripka’s family of names
In English usage, Ripka as a surname is a diminutive of Ryba.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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