Riley

proper noun Rileys · Rileigh · Rylee · Ryleigh · Rylie · Ryley

1. countable A surname. Ibarra also deprived Riley of oxygen long enough to cause wounds and “intended to kill her,” Ross said.
2. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish of Irish origin, a variant of Reilly.
3. countable, uncountable An English habitational surname from Old English, from Ryley in Lancashire (see Etymology above).
4. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage. Riley Barnes, nominated to serve as assistant secretary of State for democracy, human rights and labor, revealed his dangerous proclivities to Kaine in his opening statement when he said that “all men are created equal because our rights come from God, our creator; not from our laws, not from our go
5. countable, uncountable A female given name from surname, of 1990s and later usage. Jason and Molly Mesnick, who met on "The Bachelor" in 2009 and wed in a televised special in 2010, welcomed a daughter, Riley Anne, on Thursday, People magazine reports.
6. countable, uncountable A town in Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States.
7. countable, uncountable A town in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States.
8. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Riley Township.
9. countable, uncountable A crater in Niobe Planitia, Venus.
10. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Riley County
11. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Riley Creek
12. countable, uncountable A manufacturer of British motorcars (1907-1969) named after William Riley Jr.