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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.
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 ...
Over the centuries, under the influence of post-Medieval English practice, this type of surname has become static over generations, handed down the male lineage to all successive generations so that it no longer indicates the given name of a holder's father any more than the suffix -son on a Germanic language surname does today. Among English ...
Reilly (surname) Reilly ( / ˈraɪli /) is an Irish surname (other forms include O'Reilly ), and is derived from the Gaelic Ó Raghallaigh Sept that was based in Counties Cavan and Westmeath. Reilly is among the ten most frequently found surnames in Ireland and although they are very widespread they can be mostly found in the region of the ...
Ridley (name) 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. [1] [2] [3]
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.
Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s. It comes from the Irish surname Ryan, which in turn comes from the Old Irish name Rían (Irish: Rian). Popular modern sources typically suggest that the name means "Little king", but the ...
Ryley is a given name and a surname. Ryley could also be a variant of the forename Riley. Notable people with the name include: Surname. Bryan Ryley, a Canadian artist and educator; Charles Reuben Ryley (1752?–1798) an English painter; J. H. Ryley (c.1841–1922), an English singer and actor; Violet Ryley (1884–1949), Canadian dietitian ...