riley
IPA: rˈaɪɫi
Root Word: Riley
noun
- (countable) A surname.
- A surname from Irish of Irish origin, variant of Reilly.
- An English habitational surname from Old English, from Ryley in Lancashire (see Etymology above).
- (countable) A unisex given name
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
- A female given name from surname, of 1990s and later usage.
- A placename
- A town in Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States
- A town in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Riley Township.
- A crater in Niobe Planitia, Venus
- A manufacturer of British motorcars (1907-1969) named after William Riley Jr.
- Ellipsis of Riley County. [One of 105 counties in Kansas, United States. County seat: Manhattan.]
- Ellipsis of Riley Creek.
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Examples of "riley" in Sentences
- Riley was never a great student.
- Riley and at other posts such as Ft.
- Riley loves reading and the library.
- Riley is farming and ranching community.
- Riley was forced into the army by family.
- Riley suspects there is a rat in the team.
- Riley countersued for defamation of character.
- Barbara Riley is the director of the Ohio Department of Aging.
- I don't know enough about Jon Riley to resolve the discrepant versions here.
- Bottsford pressed Riley for marriage several times, but Riley never gave in.
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