Riley (first name)
Riley is a male and female given name .
Origin and meaning
Riley is a family name used as a given name in modern times. The family name Riley can be derived from the Irish surname Ó Raghallaigh or O'Reilly. One source gives its meaning as "brave". On the other hand, the name Riley can be derived from several English localities. Their name can be interpreted as ryge-leah "rye clearing".
distribution
The name in its various spellings is popular in the United States for both sexes. Riley was ranked 109th most popular boy names in the United States in 2007 and 52nd for female first names.
Riley was ranked among the 10 most popular boy names in Australia in 2008 and New Zealand in 2007.
Name bearer
- Riley Armstrong (* 1984), Canadian hockey player
- Riley Cote (* 1982), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Riley B. King (1925–2015), also known as BB King , American blues singer and guitarist
- Riley O'Neill (born 1985), Canadian soccer player
- Riley Puckett (1894–1946), American musician
- Riley Sheahan (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
- Riley Smith (born 1978), American actor
- Riley J. Wilson (1871-1946), American politician
Name bearers
- Riley Day (* 2000), Australian sprinter
- Riley Keough (* 1989), American model
- Riley Steele (* 1987), American porn actress
- Riley Voelkel (* 1990), American-Canadian actress
swell
- ↑ a b Reily in the Concise Dictionary of First names
- ^ Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). Baby Name Bible . St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2
- ↑ Behind the Name
- ↑ Behind the Name