/ˈɹaɪ.li/
Origin* 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).
- countableA surname.
“Ibarra also deprived Riley of oxygen long enough to cause wounds and “intended to kill her,” Ross said.”
- countable, uncountableA surname from Irish of Irish origin, variant of Reilly.
- countable, uncountableAn English habitational surname from Old English, from Ryley in Lancashire (see Etymology above).
- countable, uncountableA male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
“Riley Barnes, nominated to serve as assistant secretary of State for democracy, human rights and labor, revealed his dangerous proclivities to Kaine in his opening statement when he said that “all men”
- countable, uncountableA female given name from surname, of 1990s and later usage.
“Near the end of Sasquatch Sunset, the gloriously weird feature from David and Nathan Zellner, Riley Keough wordlessly conveys a slowly creeping moment of profound existential despair that crushes your”
- countable, uncountableA town in Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States.
- countable, uncountableA town in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States.
- countable, uncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Riley Township.
- countable, uncountableA crater in Niobe Planitia, Venus.
- abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountableEllipsis of Riley County.
- abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountableEllipsis of Riley Creek.
- countable, uncountableA manufacturer of British motorcars (1907-1969) named after William Riley Jr.
FormsRileys(plural)
Source: Wiktionary