What does Riley mean?
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.
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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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
Riley is a smart, happy, and very energetic child, she loves playing with blocks and baby dolls, listening to music, and signing bedtime stories with her father each night.We're excited to be able to share our journey, and hope to help people understand that deaf kids can do absolutely anything.
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.
How she survived that is truly a God thing. He thought he left her for dead but she was smarter than he was. And God was truly with her that evening, my editorial comment is, my God is pissed. That’s not the God I know but [Riley] blamed it on God.
Never did Bryan Riley make a threat, just a bizarre, irrational statement but no threats of violence.
I want to assure the public there was never any breach of Fort Riley Military Base, nor was the safety or the security of the base or its personnel ever at risk, recently the Command Staff at Fort Riley has been working hand in hand with law enforcement to ensure the utmost security and protection for the men and women who serve our country, and the surrounding community that supports the base.
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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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