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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

riley

/ˈɹaɪ.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
ri-ley
IPA
/ˈɹaɪ.li/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

* From Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) + leah (“clearing, meadow”). Equivalent to rye + -ley (“lea”). * A variant of Reilly, from Irish Ó Raghallaigh (see O'Reilly).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Rileys (plural)

Phrases

Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome County of Riley Fort Riley life of Riley Riley County Riley Creek Riley-Day syndrome Riley Green

Homonyms

wryly wrylie reilly

Rhymes With

highly miley wiley smiley o'reilly reilly wylie wily slyly shyly wryly kiley

Questions

How do you pronounce riley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪ.li/.
What does riley mean?
A surname.
Where does riley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce riley

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