Associations to the word «Riley»

Wiktionary

RILEY, proper noun. A surname​ of origin, variant of Reilly.
RILEY, proper noun. An English habitational surname​ from Ryley in Lancashire, from ryge +leah.
RILEY, proper noun. A manufacurer of British motorcars (1907-1969) named after William Riley Jr.
RILEY, proper noun. A male given name, transferred use of the surnames since the nineteenth century.
RILEY, proper noun. A female given name used since the 1990s.

Dictionary definition

RILEY, noun. United States poet (1849-1916).

Wise words

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