Riley   |
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First name origins & meanings:
- Irish: Rye
- Gaelic: Valiant
- Gaelic: Valiant
First name variations: Rielly, Reilley, Ryley, Reilly, Ryley, Reilly Last name origins & meanings:
- Irish: variant spelling of Reilly.
- English: habitational name from Ryley in Lancashire, so named from Old English
ryge ‘rye’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. There is a
Riley with the same meaning in Devon, but it does not seem to have
contributed to the surname, which is more common in northern
England.
Famous people who gave their babies this name:
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