"Riley" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈɹaɪ.li/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wryly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Rileys [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪli Etymology: * From Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) + leah (“clearing, meadow”). Equivalent to rye + -ley (“lea”). * Variant of Reilly, from Irish Ó Raghallaigh (see O'Reilly). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Ryley}} Ryley, {{der|en|ang|ryge||rye}} Old English ryge (“rye”), {{m|ang|leah||clearing, meadow}} leah (“clearing, meadow”), {{l|en|lea}} lea, {{suf|en|rye|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} rye + -ley (“lea”), {{m|en|Reilly}} Reilly, {{der|en|ga|Ó Raghallaigh}} Irish Ó Raghallaigh, {{m|en|O'Reilly}} O'Reilly Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Riley (countable and uncountable, plural Rileys)
  1. (countable) A surname.
    A surname from Irish of Irish origin, variant of Reilly.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Riley-en-name-macJfIga Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (countable) A surname.
    An English habitational surname from Old English, from Ryley in Lancashire (see Etymology above).
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Riley-en-name-bjmoCBYv Categories (other): English surnames
  3. (countable) A unisex given name
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Riley-en-name-n5E44lld Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 13 1 2
  4. (countable) A unisex given name
    A female given name from surname, of 1990s and later usage.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Riley-en-name-fjNYrKMt Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 13 1 2
  5. A placename
    A town in Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English unisex given names, Automobiles Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Indiana, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Riley-en-name-OQq83bDv Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 13 1 2 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 2 8 6 6 23 6 9 5 28 3 3
  6. A placename
    A town in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Indiana, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Riley-en-name-RLTWvyJj
  7. A placename
    A number of townships in the United States, listed under Riley Township.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Riley-en-name-j0SPBCkD
  8. A placename
    A crater in Niobe Planitia, Venus
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Riley-en-name-y4Hsgbva
  9. A placename
    Ellipsis of Riley County.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Riley County Categories (topical): English unisex given names, Automobiles
    Sense id: en-Riley-en-name-Mul3WEZq Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 13 1 2 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 2 8 6 6 23 6 9 5 28 3 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 5 4 25 4 7 5 33 4 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 13 10 10 19 3 6 4 25 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 14 3 4 20 7 7 7 25 7 4
  10. A placename
    Ellipsis of Riley Creek.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Riley Creek
    Sense id: en-Riley-en-name-VzmvTn07
  11. A manufacturer of British motorcars (1907-1969) named after William Riley Jr. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Riley-en-name-89L-fm21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: County of Riley, Fort Riley, Riley County, Riley Creek, Riley Green, Riley Park, Riley Township, Township of Riley

Inflected forms

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