English Explanatory Dictionary

Riley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A surname from Irish of Irish origin, variant of Reilly.
  3. An English habitational surname from Old English, from Ryley in Lancashire (see Etymology above).
  4. A unisex given name.
  5. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
  6. A female given name from surname, of 1990s and later usage.
  7. A placename
  8. A town in Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States.
  9. A town in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States.
  10. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Riley Township.
  11. A crater in Niobe Planitia, Venus.
  12. Ellipsis of Riley County.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹaɪ.li/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wryly.wav

Word forms

Riley Rileys

Etymology

* From Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) + leah (“clearing, meadow”). Equivalent to rye + -ley (“lea”). * A variant of Reilly, from Irish Ó Raghallaigh (see O'Reilly).

Derived words

Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome County of Riley Fort Riley life of Riley Riley County Riley Creek Riley-Day syndrome Riley Green Riley Park Rileys Hill Riley-Smith syndrome Riley Township Township of Riley
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