My sons name is Riley and he wants to know!!!
2007-01-06 21:52:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Ireland ➔ Other - Ireland
yup it is and heres a nice riley site
2007-01-07 07:50:14 · answer #1 · answered by spawn_of_cookie_monster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reilly/Riley is the anglicised form of an Irish surname O Raghailligh.
It is not a first name. It means "descendant of Raghallach".
2007-01-07 08:13:28 · answer #2 · answered by Trish D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Riley as a Christian name can be from anywhere but if it is a surname Riley it is probably English and O'Riley would be Irish.
2007-01-06 23:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by Mags 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is.
My son's name is Reilly, and I looked it up before I named him that, just because I wanted to know origin.
My son happens to have about as Irish a name as they come .. with a surname that starts with O'____!
2007-01-06 22:02:18 · answer #4 · answered by Pichi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-01-07 03:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by Daniella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to this site yes
http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/findresults.asp?name=Riley+&x=25&y=3
2007-01-06 21:56:37 · answer #6 · answered by beckett 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeh!! Bt we spell it Reilly nd alot of people have an o` b4 the word reilly! Bt we dnt usually use it as a first name usuall a surname!!
2007-01-07 07:48:58 · answer #7 · answered by jamie_bc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
riley for a first name is not irish but reily, reilly or o reilly for surnames are irish
2007-01-07 02:41:27 · answer #8 · answered by clairemch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Don't you remember "Old Mother Riley" and her
Daughter, Kitty?
2007-01-06 22:15:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Mostly in county Cavan
2007-01-06 22:09:30 · answer #10 · answered by fozzy_bear_61 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋