Ripon
city · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Ripon is thought to derive from a Brittonic name, possibly meaning 'river bank' or 'place by the river'. This was later adapted into Old English.
Word origins
- Rippel
- Brittonicriver bank, place by the river(from rip "river bank", -el "suffix")
Historical forms
Rippum · Rippon