"Reilly" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹaɪli/ Forms: Reillys [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪli Etymology: From Irish Ó Raghallaigh, a surname meaning "descendants of Raghallach". Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Raghallaigh}} Irish Ó Raghallaigh, {{l|ga|Raghallach}} Raghallach Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Reilly (plural Reillys)
  1. A surname from Irish.
    Sense id: en-Reilly-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Reilly-en-name-FC8uE4Gj Categories (other): English unisex given names from surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: life of Reilly

Inflected forms

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