English
Fripp
Fripp may come from Old French frepe ‘rag’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400frepe‘rag’uncertain
- EnglishtodayFripp
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400frepe‘rag’uncertain
- EnglishtodayFripp
The story
Perhaps from Old French frepe (‘rag’), a metonymic occupational surname for a dealer in old clothes.
Every English word from Old French frepe
Today it means
name A surname from Old French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French frepe / Fripp