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Riley (given name)

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Pronunciation
  
/ˈraɪli/ RY-lee

Word/name
  
Irish Gaelic

Gender
  
originally male now both

Meaning
  
"valiant", "rye clearing"

Related names
  
Rylee, Rhiley, Rilie, Reilly, Reily, Ryleigh

Riley is a given name for males and females, which first appeared as Raghallach, which was originated on a man who died in the Battle of Clontarf. Its source gives its meaning as "valiant".

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Though originally a given name, it is more popular and well known as a surname. The surname's first variant is Ó Raghallaigh (Descendent of/Of Raghallach) which was later adapted in English as O'Reilly which itself has been anglicized into "Reilly". The surname "Riley" is an over time translated version of Reilly. It currently is #8 in England and Wales, #9 in Northern Ireland, #15 in Scotland, #30 in Australia and New Zealand, #64 in Canada, #156 in the United States, and #198 in the Netherlands.

People with first name "Riley"

  • Riley Armstrong (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Riley P. Bechtel (1952–), American businessman
  • Riley A. Bender (1890–1973), American businessman and politician
  • Riley Biggs (1900–1971), American football player
  • Riley Breckenridge (1975–), American musician
  • Riley Brett (1895–1982), American race car driver
  • Riley Chamberlin (1852–1917), American silent film actor
  • Riley Cooper (1987-) American football player
  • Riley Darnell (1940–), American Secretary of State of Tennessee
  • Riley Dolezal (born 1985), American javelin thrower
  • Riley Keough (born 1989), American actress and model
  • Riley B. King (B.B. King) (1925–2015), American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
  • Riley Martin (1946–2015), American author
  • Riley Matheson (1914–1987), American football player
  • Riley Mattson (1938–), American football player
  • Riley Franklin McConnell (1884&mascot1940), American recipient of the Navy Cross
  • Riley Nash (1989–), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Riley Dobi Noel (1972–2004), American murderer
  • Riley O'Neill (1985–), Canadian soccer player
  • Riley Odoms (1950–), American football player
  • Riley L. Pitts (1937–1967), first African-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Riley Puckett (1894–1946), American musician
  • Riley Salmon (1976–), American volleyball player
  • Riley Skinner (1986–), American college football playerno
  • Riley Smith (born 1978), American actor
  • Riley Smith (American football) (1911–1999)
  • Riley E. Stratton (1823–1866),
  • Riley Swanson (born 1984), American
  • Riley Thomson (1912–1960)
  • Riley Voelkel (born 1990), American
  • Riley Wallace (born 1941), American
  • Riley Ware (born 1962), American

    • Fictional characters

  • Riley Adams, character in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Riley Biers, a character in the Twilight books
  • Riley Daring, character in the Disney show The Replacements
  • Riley Dawson, character in the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
  • Riley Finn, character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Riley Freeman, African-American Boondocks character
  • Riley Matthews, a character in the Disney show Girl Meets World
  • Riley Parker, Australian character on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
  • Riley Poole, character in the National Treasure franchise
  • Riley Stavros, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
  • Riley, a stray dog character and leader of a gang in the 1996 sequel Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco.
  • Riley Andersen, a character in the Pixar feature film Inside Out
  • Riley Perrin, a character in the Freeform (formerly ABC Family) show Baby Daddy
  • Rilie R Morgan, Majority leader of the North Dakota Senate
  • Riley Blue, a character in Sense8
  • Riley Hicks, a character from Fast & Furious 6
  • Riley, a K9 German Shephard from Call of Duty: Ghosts
  • Princess Riley Valdor, a character in a real-time adventure game Timecrest

    • References

    Riley (given name) Wikipedia
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