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This site says "meaning unknown", does anyone have any theories?
We're all in the gutter, but some of us look at the stars.
~Oscar Wilde.
We're all mad here
~The Cheshire Cat.
Viva la revolucion!
We're all in the gutter, but some of us look at the stars.
~Oscar Wilde.
We're all mad here
~The Cheshire Cat.
Viva la revolucion!
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It could mean the same as Riley or Ryley... it depends on if you want it to be a first name or a surname.
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Well...
... Riley says/used to say that it cam from an Irish surname simply meaning "rye clearing". Other than that, not much to help with here.
... Riley says/used to say that it cam from an Irish surname simply meaning "rye clearing". Other than that, not much to help with here.
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Sorry, you are reading that wrong.
Riley is only an Irish surname when it is used as a spelling variation of Reilly.
With the meaning "rye clearing", it is an English surname, not an Irish surname.
I have seen some reference books that say the Irish Reilly goes back to a word which perhaps meant "valiant", but that's just an educated guess, not a proven derivation.
Riley is only an Irish surname when it is used as a spelling variation of Reilly.
With the meaning "rye clearing", it is an English surname, not an Irish surname.
I have seen some reference books that say the Irish Reilly goes back to a word which perhaps meant "valiant", but that's just an educated guess, not a proven derivation.
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