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reilly

/ˈɹaɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
reil-ly
IPA
/ˈɹaɪli/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Raghallaigh

Inflected Forms

Reillys (plural)

Phrases

life of Reilly Reilly-Hickinbottom rearrangement

Homonyms

riley wryly

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce reilly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪli/.
What does reilly mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does reilly come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce reilly

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