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It's alright with me. A little on the affected side because of the surnaminess (I mean it sounds like it's trying a little too hard to be colorful or swashbuckling or something), but I think the Sigourney Weaver character being called by her surname opened this name up for use pretty well (on either sex - it's less affected on a boy, IMO).

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- chazda

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I actually like Ripley for a girl. :blushes: but I don't think I'd actually use it, maybe for a dog.

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What about Shannon Ripley
Ethan Ripley, Scott Ripley?

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Mum to Hayley Anne

Thumbs down

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I think it's awful, sorry.

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Besides the Ripley's Believe it or Not association, I just think "rip" is such an unpleasant sound in a name. (It kind of reminds me of slang for farts too -- he just "ripped" one.)

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My old hairdresser named her daughter this, and I must say it's probably the only time I'd ever been left speechless by a name. Usually when I don't like one I can just mumble that's cute, or pretty or whatever, even if I don't mean it. But with Ripley, I literally couldn't get words out. It's probably the most unfeminine sounding name I can think of.

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I think it's a little better on a boy, but I still think there are 1000s of better names out there.

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Edit: for typo

This message was edited 2/17/2006, 1:13 PM

Ripley, not a good name for anyone.

I like Ripley for a boy and a girl (and I'm not much of one for unisex names).

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Combos...
Edgar Ripley
Asher Ripley
Eli Ripley
Rohan Ripley
Silas Ripley
Ivan Ripley
Lyle Ripley
Calvin Ripley

I like the name, but it brings up too many well known associations: Ripley's Believe It or Not and The Talented Mr. Ripley. The Sigourney Weaver in the Alien series association doesn't bother me.

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"We can even learn from our enemies." -Ovid

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Mitakuye Oyasin

I like ripley alot but it sounds sort of surname-y. But it could really be paired with alot of names.

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Joshua Ripley
Kevin Ripley
Ian Ripley

I don't like it. It's a very very well known city where I'm from.

I think Ripley is too well known as the name of a woman who fights Aliens a thousand years in the future :-o

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Sorry. I just can't picture it for anything else since that's the only time I've ever heard the name!

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Aside from Ripley's Believe it or Not but that doesn't feel like a name to me - it makes me think of a circus sideshow. Another not good association.

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"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"

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"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"
- 'Home', Michael Buble

I actually like Ripley as a middle name for a girl, because of Sigourney Weaver's character Ellen Ripley from the "Aliens" films. :)

It is a popular practice where I live to make the mother's / grandmother's maiden name a middle name. So I find it weird when random surnames are put in the middle-name spot. I also just don't like Ripley ... I think of the violent word "rip", and of Jack the Ripper.

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♥Elinor♥

Broden Ripley
Lucas Ripley
Kyan Ripley
Nicholas Ripley
Levi Ripley

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:)