Riley

The story

1. Irish · derived fromÓ Raghallaigh
2. Old English · derived fromryge“rye”
3. English todayRiley

* From Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) + leah (“clearing, meadow”). Equivalent to rye + -ley (“lea”). * A variant of Reilly, from Irish Ó Raghallaigh (see O'Reilly).

Words from the same roots