- Derived from the name of the old Irish clan Ó Raghallaigh
- Means a friendly people/sociable race, from the compound name Raghallach (ragh meaning “race,” and ceallach meaning “sociable”)
- Commonly used as a unisex given name and as a last name
- Variants include Riley, Ryley and Rylee
- As a surname, common in another form: O’Reilly
About the baby name
Reilly
- Filed under: Boy names, Gaelic baby boy names, Irish baby boy names, Names that start with R, Unisex names
- Tags: anglo-saxon, baby boy names, gaelic, irish, reilly, riley, unisex
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name meaning, variations & more
origin/Nationality
Celtic
baby Name length
6 letters (popular name length)
numerology digit
9
name filed under
Irish baby boy names, Boy names, Gaelic baby boy names, Names that start with R, Unisex names
baby name Keywords
anglo-saxon, baby boy names, gaelic, irish, reilly, riley, unisex
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