English

Proper noun

Riley

1. A surname​ of Irish origin, variant of Reilly.
2. An English habitational surname​ from Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge ‎(“rye”) +leah ‎(“clearing, meadow”).
3. A manufacurer of British motorcars (1907-1969) named after William Riley Jr.
4. A male given name, transferred use of the surnames since the nineteenth century.
5. A female given name used since the 1990s.