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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 .
Today a number of abstract examples following certain conventions are occasionally used for names, primarily for corporate logos or product logos and incorporating some characters of the name, as in a monogram; see Japanese rebus monogram. The most familiar example globally is the logo for Yamasa soy sauce, which is a ∧ with a サ under it.
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 .
The name is common and widespread throughout Ireland, ranked 11th most common in 1890 [4] and in 1997. [ 5 ] A self-proclaimed and disputed O'Reilly Clan Chieftain to this day is at odds with the O'Rourke Clan Chieftain because he contests the recognised O'Rourke claim on the title Prince of Breifne. [ 6 ]
Reilly (/ ˈ r aɪ l i /) 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 ancestral home
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Bailey is an English or Scottish surname. It is first recorded in Northumberland, where it was said to have been changed from Balliol due to the unpopularity of Scottish king John Balliol (d. 1314).