Given name & surname
Ryba
“resembling a fish”
Ryba is used as a given name and a surname. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a fish.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a fish.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Slavic.
How it developed
From Czech Ryba, from Czech ryba (“fish”), from Old Czech ryba, from Proto-Slavic *rỳba.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ryba’s family of names
In English usage, Ryba as a surname has a diminutive in RIPKA. Ryba has a related form in Rybah. Ryba has a related form in Rybba.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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