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Riley (given name) Riley is a transferred use of an English surname derived from Old English ryge ‘rye’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. [1] [2] It is also derived from the Irish surname O'Reilly, [3] which originated from the Irish name Raghallach, of unknown meaning. [4]
Riley is a surname of English origin, as well as an Anglicized version of an Irish surname. The name has the meaning " rye clearing", or is from one of several placenames, including High Riley in Accrington, Lancashire, and in Devon. [1] [2] In the United Kingdom Census 1881, more than a third of Rileys were in Lancashire; it was most prevalent ...
This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate, in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
Basil (name) The name Basil ( royal, kingly) comes from the male Greek name Vassilios ( Greek: Βασίλειος, female version Bασιλεία ), which first appeared during the Hellenistic period. It is derived from "basileus" (Greek: βασιλεύς ), a Greek word of pre-Hellenic origin, meaning "king", from which words such as basilica ...
Shirley is a given name and a surname originating from the English place-name Shirley, which is derived from the Old English elements scire ("shire") or scīr ("bright, clear") and lēah ("wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure"). The name makes reference to the open space where the moot (an early English assembly of freemen which met to administer ...
Finley is a popular given name both in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is in use for both boys and girls in the United States. It has been more common for boys than girls in the United Kingdom. [2] As of 2017 the name is no longer associated especially with fair-headed people.
Ridley is a surname and given name that originated from locations in Cheshire, Kent, Northumberland, and Essex counties in England. The name derives from Old English, either hrēod ( reeds) + lēah ( wood or clearing ), or rydde ( cleared land) + lēah.
Elliot (also spelled Eliot, Elliotte, Elliott, [1] Eliott [2] and Elyot [3]) is a personal name which can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although the given name has historically been given to males, females have increasingly been given the name as well in the United States. [4] [5] [better source needed] [6] The main difference is ...