The Ripuarish Franks (also spelled Riparish) were an underkindred of the Teutonish Franks. "Ripuarish" is believed to stem from the Romish word rīpa, meaning "stream bank". This name should therefore betoken the stead of their settling in the Rhineland, whereas the Salish Franks were northerner; that is only in the wise that they lived along the shore, in what is today Belgland and the Netherlands. This leaf is a stub. You can help the Anglish Moot by swelling it.