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o'riley

/oʊɹˈaɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
o'ri-ley
IPA
/oʊɹˈaɪli/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Raghallaigh, commonly anglicized as O'Reilly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Raghallaigh

Frequently Paired Words

Riley

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce o'riley?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊɹˈaɪli/.
What does o'riley mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does o'riley come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce o'riley

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