Riley Name Meaning

Riley meaning

Name :

Riley

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Riley :

Used in country/religion :

American , Australian , British , Chinese , English , Gaelic , Irish , Jamaican

Pronounciation
of Name Riley :

/RIE-lee/

Etymology
of Name Riley :

History
of Name Riley :

Popular In :

United States, England and Wales Scotland, and Australia

Information about the
Name of Riley :

The spelling changed to Riley from 'Reilly' as the name was adopted by more and more people around the world. While it is a unisex name in some countries, such as the US and New Zealand, it is typically seen as a name for boys around the rest of the world. Riley means "valiant", because the original man to bear the name Raghallach died in the Battle of Clontarf.

Famous People with
Name Riley :

Riley Bryant Smith - He is an American film actor and singer for the band The Life of Riley. Riley King - He is known professionally as B.B. King, an American electric guitarist, blues singer and songwriter, and a record producer. He introduced the style of soloing using the vibrato. Riley L. Pitts - He is a United States Army Captain. He was also the first African-American officer who received the Medal of Honor from U.S President Lyndon Johnson.

Variant Names of Riley:

Reilley, Reilly, Rilee, Rileigh, Rylee And Ryley., Reilley, Reilly, Rilee, Rileigh, Rylee And Ryley., Rileigh, Rylee, Reilly, Rileigh, Rylee, Reilly

Rella (Hebrew), Rahel (German), Reilly (English)

Rhyming Names of Riley:

Addiley, Adiley, Ailey, Amiley, Ashiley, Bailey

Names Similar to Riley :

Rilee, Rileigh, Rileigh, Rilea, Rilee, Rilei, Rileigh, Rileen, Rilea, Rilee

Popularity Rank :

Riley name was top ranked at 466 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 194 position in American during year 2015

Name Riley has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 674 position. 89585 numbers of people were named Riley so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

Riley Numerology :

Personality No. 1. People with name Riley have leadership qualities. They act in a manner that they receive accolade. They are domineering & pushy. They have inordinate self-esteem. Person with Riley having 1 as Personality number are independent & are not afraid of exploring new avenues. They may be self-centered & arrogant. They are restless & create new things. They are physically strong. More Numerology

More About Name : Riley

Riley is a town in Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States. The population was 160 at the 2000 census.
Riley was a British motorcar and bicycle manufacturer from 1890.

Baba O'Riley", song by English band The Who.

John Riley (song), traditional English folk song.
Meaning courageous, valiant. A surname in Ireland that can be used as a given name.
This name has been transferred from the Irish surname Ó Raghallaigh or O'Reilly. It is composed by the two elements ryge means Kind of grains and leah means Clearing in Old English Origin.

Name Analysis of Riley

Character Analysis of Riley : There is a great strength of character within Persons with the name Riley,, as well as wisdom, compassion, intuition and high idealism. There is also a great deal of warmth of feeling and love of home, family and friends.

Love Life of Riley : Persons like to have sex with partners mentally very active & with intelligent and they are able to also turn their mind and intelligence.

Name Letter Analysis of Riley

R : Persons feel things strongly and their rich, intense inner life emanates outward

I : Persons are a compassionate person who feels things deeply

L : Persons are very heady, and tend to over think rather than experience life

E : Persons are freedom-loving, sensual and enthusiastic

Y : Persons are freedom-loving and like to break rules and push the envelope

Astrological (Vedic) Aspect of Name Riley

Acoording to vedic astrology , Rashi for the name Riley is Tula and Moon sign associated with the name Riley is Libra.

The name Riley has Air element. Venus is the Ruling Planet for the name Riley . The name Riley having moon sign as Libra is represented by The Scales and considered as Cardinal .

Normally, people with the name Riley have an attractive personality. They tackle the most difficult situations with ease. Such people are fine strategists.

Other name options, having Libra moon sign are name starting with : Ra, Re, Ri, Ru, Ro, Taa, Ti, Tu,Te, Tea, To, Th, Tr, Tv, Tw, Ty.

Nakshatra (Vedic) of Name Riley

The name Riley is suitable for baby born in Chitra nakshatra

Chitra Nakshatra: "The bright one", a name of Spica

Lord: Mangala (Mars)
Symbol: Bright jewel or pearl
Deity : Tvastar or Vishvakarman, the celestial architect
Indian zodiac: 23°20' Kanya - 6°40' Tula
Western zodiac: 19°20' Libra - 2°40' Scorpio

Other name options, having Chitra nakashatra are name starting with : Pe, Po, Ra, Ri.

Famous Name Riley

Riley O'Neill

is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for SV Wilhelmshaven. His position is striker. His rights are also held by Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Captain of soccer team at Timberline Secondary School. Led team to 2001 to Provincial AAA title and was named tournament MVP. Named British Columbias Soccer Boy, the provinces top youth honor, in 1997. O'Neill was a member of the 2005 Canadian Men's U-20 team that went to the World Youth Championships in the Netherlands. On 23 January 2007 he was on trial at FC St. Pauli.
Joseph Riley

was an American ornithologist.Riley was employed at the Smithsonian Institution from 1896 until his death, becoming Associate Curator of the Division of Birds in 1932.

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No tears for the little ones

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Eyesight Versus Brain

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