Riley
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English
Etymology
- From Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) + leah (“clearing, meadow”). Equivalent to rye + -ley (“lea”).
- Variant of Reilly, from Irish Ó Raghallaigh (see O'Reilly).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪ.li/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪli
- Homophones: wryly, wrylie
Proper noun
Riley (countable and uncountable, plural Rileys)
- (countable) A surname.
- A surname from Irish of Irish origin, variant of Reilly.
- An English habitational surname from Old English, from Ryley in Lancashire (see Etymology above).
- (countable) A unisex given name
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
- A female given name from surname, of 1990s and later usage.
- A placename
- A town in Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States
- A town in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Riley Township.
- A crater in Niobe Planitia, Venus
- Ellipsis of Riley County.
- Ellipsis of Riley Creek.
- A manufacturer of British motorcars (1907-1969) named after William Riley Jr.