Riff

English word and musical name

"a short repeated phrase in popular music"

Riff Origin and Meaning

The name Riff is a boy's name meaning "a short repeated phrase in popular music".

Riff is the name of the leader of the Jets in West Side Story, drawn from the musical word for a repeated phrase in a song. A tragic character in the musical, but a jaunty sounding name with the vibes of Ridge, Riggs, Raffy, and Lyric too.