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Definitions for riley
ˈraɪ liri·ley
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word riley.
Princeton's WordNet
Riley, James Whitcomb Rileynoun
United States poet (1849-1916)
Wiktionary
Rileynoun
of origin, variant of Reilly.
Rileynoun
from Ryley in Lancashire, from ryge +leah.
Rileynoun
A manufacurer of British motorcars (1907-1969) named after William Riley Jr.
Rileynoun
used since the 1990s.
Rileynoun
A surname of Irish origin, variant of Reilly.
Rileynoun
An English habitational surname from Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge +leah.
Rileynoun
A manufacturer of British motorcars named after William Riley Jr.
Rileynoun
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
Rileynoun
A female given name from surname, of 1990s and later usage.
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riley
Riley is predominantly a unisex first name that originated from old English, meaning "rye clearing" or "rye field". It can also be used as a surname. In Irish, Riley means "valiant" or "courageous".
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
RILEY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Riley is ranked #217 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Riley surname appeared 133,872 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 45 would have the surname Riley.
72.7% or 97,445 total occurrences were White.
21.2% or 28,475 total occurrences were Black.
2.4% or 3,320 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 2,785 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 1,165 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 683 total occurrences were Asian.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of riley in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of riley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of riley in a Sentence
This is a common practice that people thinks it’s okay to give Reynoldsburg Officer Nikki Riley babies medicine … to help them sleep.
Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant:
When they brought some of the guys from the unit over, that was a very emotional moment because, first of all, I got to see these guys. But that's also where I found out that two of our very close friends, Donovan Riley and Cliff Walcott, had been killed, i knew my crew was gone, I had 11 days to kind of come to terms with that, but I didn't know two other very good friends were gone.
My husband and I welcomed our beautiful baby girl, Riley, into the world in October 2020, shortly after Riley's birth through a series of tests with an audiologist, we learned that Riley is deaf.We've made it our goal to give Riley access to as many tools as possible to help her communication and development – that includes giving her access to both American Sign Language, and spoken English.
Riley hearing our voices for the first time was a special moment for us, and it's been fun to share that, and many other special moments, too, like Riley taking her first steps, Riley's first signs and our family learning American Sign Language together.
We are thankful Riley is safe, commend his driving skills during a frightening situation, and our hearts are with other families in Texas that have been affected by these storms.
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Translations for riley
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- رايليArabic
- RileyCzech
- RileyDanish
- RileyGerman
- rileyGreek
- rileyEsperanto
- rileySpanish
- ریلیPersian
- RileyFinnish
- RileyFrench
- rileyIrish
- रिलेHindi
- rileyHungarian
- ռելիArmenian
- rileyIndonesian
- RileyItalian
- רייליHebrew
- ライリーJapanese
- ರಿಲೆKannada
- 라일리Korean
- John Parry,Latin
- RileyDutch
- rileyNorwegian
- RileyPolish
- rileyPortuguese
- RileyRomanian
- РайлиRussian
- RileySwedish
- ரிலேTamil
- రిలేTelugu
- ไรลีย์Thai
- RileyTurkish
- ріліUkrainian
- ریلیUrdu
- RileyVietnamese
- רילייYiddish
- 濁Chinese
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