 Other forms of the village's name that have appeared in documents over time are "Ripoldeskirchen" (1200), "Ribolskirchin" (1259), "Ripoldiskirchen" (1297), "Ropelskirchen" and "Ripoltzkirchen" (late 14th century).The current form of the name is known to have appeared as early as 1824.Ausbach was called "Ußbruck" in 1437 (according to Goswin Widder) and in 1446 "Ußbach".