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Ripley

Ripley is a name used as a surname, a given name, and a place name. In England, Ripley refers to several locales, the most prominent being Ripley, Derbyshire, a market town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district. The name has been carried by English settlers to other parts of the world, where it is used for towns and communities in Canada and the United States.

The surname Ripley is of English origin and is toponymic, deriving from places named Ripley. The form

In culture and fiction, Ripley is best known as the surname of several fictional characters. Tom Ripley,

There are also geographic uses, with multiple towns and communities named Ripley around the English-speaking world,

spread
to
other
English-speaking
countries
and
is
now
borne
by
various
individuals
in
fields
such
as
politics,
science,
and
the
arts;
exact
origins
of
the
surname
in
each
case
vary.
the
antihero
of
Patricia
Highsmith’s
The
Talented
Mr.
Ripley
and
related
novels,
is
a
central
figure
in
crime
fiction.
Ellen
Ripley
is
the
lead
character
in
the
Alien
film
series,
portrayed
by
Sigourney
Weaver,
and
is
one
of
the
most
recognizable
figures
in
science
fiction
horror.
reflecting
the
common
practice
of
naming
new
settlements
after
English
place-names.