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 [ 1 syll. rid-ge, ri-dge ] The boy name Ridge is pronounced as RIHJH KEY. Ridge's origin, as well as its use, is in the English language. Derived literally from the vocabulary word 'ridge'. The name was brought to public attention in the late 20th century by a character named Ridge Forrester in the long-running US television soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-). Ridge is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1989, 0.005% of baby boys were named Ridge. Its ranking then was #1000. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity, and is now of sporadic use. Out of all boy names in its group, Ridge was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Ridge include Raj (English), Rajesh (Indian), Ras (German), Raz (English and Hebrew), Reece (English and Welsh), Rees (English and Welsh), Reese (English and Welsh), Reg (English), Rex (English, French, and German), Rhys (Welsh), Ric (English), Rice (English), Rich (English), Rick (English), Rik (Dutch and English), Riks (Estonian), Ritch (English), Roark (English), Roarke, and Roc (Catalan). KEY: Pronunciation for Ridge: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)"   |
