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O'Reilly

/əˈɹaɪli/
/oʊˈɹaɪli/

proper noun

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] from Reilly.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: riley, nelson, boyd, barry, burke, butler, cameron, carroll, collins, crawford, donovan, doyle, ferguson, fitzgerald, gordon, hamilton

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"O'Reilly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/o'reilly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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O'Reilly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/o'reilly

Chicago

"O'Reilly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/o'reilly.

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@misc{o_reilly_2026,
  title = {O'Reilly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/o'reilly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}