Irish · Unisex name
Riley
“descendant of Raghallach”
About the name Riley
Riley comes from the Irish surname Ó Raghallaigh, meaning descendant of Raghallach, an old Gaelic personal name of uncertain meaning. A separate English surname Riley derives from a place name meaning rye clearing. The O’Reilly family were historically lords of the kingdom of East Bréifne, in what is now County Cavan. The name appears in the English idiom the life of Riley, describing an easy and comfortable existence. As a given name it is used for both boys and girls, and Rylee and Ryleigh are respellings mostly given to girls.
- Meaning
- descendant of Raghallach
- Origin
- Irish
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- RY-lee(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Reilly
- Rylee
- Ryleigh
- Rylie
- Reilley
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Middle names for Riley
- Riley James
- Riley Grace
- Riley Jordan
- Riley Elizabeth
- Riley Michael
Questions about Riley
- What does Riley mean?
- Riley is an Irish name meaning "descendant of Raghallach".
- How do you pronounce Riley?
- Riley is pronounced RY-lee, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Riley?
- Variants of Riley include Reilly, Rylee, Ryleigh, Rylie, Reilley.
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