riley in English dictionary

  • Riley

    Meanings and definitions of "riley"

    • An English habitational surname from Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) +leah (“clearing, meadow”).
    • A manufacurer of British motorcars (1907-1969) named after William Riley Jr.
    • A male given name, transferred use of the surnames since the nineteenth century.
    • A female given name used since the 1990s.
    • A surname of Irish origin, variant of Reilly.
    • proper
      A surname of Irish origin, variant of Reilly.
    • proper
      An English habitational surname from Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) + leah (“clearing, meadow”).
    • proper
      A manufacurer of British motorcars (1907-1969) named after William Riley Jr.
    • proper
      A male given name, transferred use of the surnames since the nineteenth century.
    • proper
      A female given name used since the 1990s.
    • noun
      United States poet (1849-1916)

    Synonyms of "riley" in English dictionary

    Another word for "riley" in the English thesaurus is James Whitcomb Riley.

  • riley

    Synonyms of "riley" in English dictionary

    James Whitcomb Riley, poet are the top synonyms of "riley" in the English thesaurus.

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