Riley

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪli/
  • Homophone: wryly

Proper noun

Riley

  1. A surname​ of Irish origin, variant of Reilly.
  2. An English habitational surname​ from Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) +leah (“clearing, meadow”).
  3. A manufacturer of British motorcars (1907-1969) named after William Riley Jr.
  4. A male given name, transferred use of the surnames since the nineteenth century.
  5. A female given name used since the 1990s.

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