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Reilly

/ˈɹaɪli/

Rhymes with -aɪli

Where it comes from

From Irish Ó Raghallaigh, a surname meaning "descendants of Raghallach".

proper noun Reillys

A surname from Irish.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: riley, harcourt, henri, o'reilly, reaney, reidy, reid, rainey, creely, o'riley, mcreynolds, conrey, farrell, donnelly, irish, reagan

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{reilly_2026,
  title = {Reilly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reilly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}