Ripley
English
"strip of clearing in the woods"Share
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Ripley Origin and Meaning
The name Ripley is a girl's name of English origin meaning "strip of clearing in the woods".
The name Ripley reflects the powerful character played by Sigourney Weaver in the Alien films; it was chosen by actress Thandiwe Newton for her daughter.
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Famous People Named Ripley
- Ripley SoboAmerican actress
- Ripley Parker (b. 2000)daughter of actress Thandie Newton and Ol Parker
- Ripley Robinson (b. 2009)daughter of Muppeteer Martin P. Robinson; twin of sister Lyra
- Ripley BeeJones (b. 2010), daughter of TV hosts/comedians Jason Jones and Samantha Bee
- Ripley Dorothy LawleySchmidt (b. 2015), daughter of model Robyn Lawley & Everest Schmidt
Ripley in Pop Culture
- Ripleya circus lion from "The Hollows" by Amanda Hocking
- Ellen Ripleyknown as Ripley, character from the Alien franchise
- Amanda RipleyEllen Ripley’s daughter and protagonist of the video game Alien: Isolation
- Ripleycharacter from "Chadam" the miniseries
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- Ripleya character from the "Lumberjanes" comic series by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Shannon Watters
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