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Reilly

/ˈɹaɪli/

Reilly proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Reilly (plural Reillys)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

Forms of Reilly

pluralReillys

Origin of Reilly

From Irish Ó Raghallaigh, a surname meaning "descendants of Raghallach".

Words formed from Reilly

Words that rhyme with Reilly

Questions about Reilly

What does Reilly mean?
Reilly means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Reilly?
Reilly is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Reilly?
Reilly is pronounced /ˈɹaɪli/.

Words near Reilly in the dictionary

  1. reillustrate
  2. reillustrated
  3. reillustrates
  4. reillustrating
  5. reillustration
  6. Reilly
  7. Reilly-Hickinbottom rearrangement
  8. Reillys
  9. Reils
  10. Reily
  11. Reilys

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