Riley

Other forms of Riley

The same name in other languages and spellings, with the same meaning and origin.

• RyleeVariant of Riley, from a surname meaning rye clearing (Old English, girl)

Names spelled like Riley

One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.

• RidleyReed clearing (Old English, unisex)
• RipleyThicket clearing (Old English, unisex)
• RieReason and blessing (Japanese, girl)
• RikeRuler (Germanic, girl)
• RiverFlowing river (English, unisex)

Names with a similar meaning

• MiriamForm of Mary, meaning uncertain; perhaps Egyptian beloved (Hebrew, girl)
• AaronProbably Egyptian, meaning unknown; Hebrew theories say exalted (Hebrew, boy)
• AlanMeaning uncertain; perhaps little rock, or from the Alans (Brythonic, boy)
• AinsleyFrom a place named for a solitary or hermitage clearing (English, unisex)
• AthenaMeaning unknown; the Greek goddess of wisdom (Greek, girl)
• DeclanMeaning unknown, though likely begins with Old Irish dag, good (Irish Gaelic, boy)
• EvelynFrom a surname derived from the given name Aveline (English, girl)
• GrahamFrom a surname from the place name Grantham, probably gravelly homestead (Old English, boy)
• JacksonFrom a surname meaning son of Jack (English, boy)
• KennedyFrom an Irish surname, from Cennétig, armoured or misshapen head (Irish Gaelic, girl)
• MariaGreek and Latin form of Miriam, of uncertain meaning (Hebrew, girl)
• NayeliPossibly from Zapotec words meaning I love you or open (Zapotec, girl)
• NolanFrom an Irish surname derived from nuall, famous, loud (Irish Gaelic, boy)
• XimenaFeminine of Ximeno, a medieval Spanish name of uncertain meaning (Spanish, girl)
• AdairFrom a surname derived from Edgar (English, unisex)

Middle names for Riley

Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.

• AgnesPure, chaste (Greek, girl)
• AndersonSon of Andrew (English, boy)
• AngelinaMessenger (Greek, girl)
• AugustusGreat, venerable (Latin, boy)
• ConstantineConstant, steadfast (Latin, boy)
• CrystalIce (Greek, girl)
• LeopoldBold people (Germanic, boy)
• LouisFamous warrior (Germanic, boy)

More names from Old English

• EdgarWealthy spear (Old English, boy)
• EdithRich in war (Old English, girl)
• AlfredElf counsel (Old English, boy)
• EduardRich guardian (Old English, boy)
• StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
• AlfredoElf counsel (Old English, boy)
• AudreyNoble strength (Old English, girl)
• EduardoRich guardian (Old English, boy)
• HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
• KnoxRound hill (Old English, boy)
• LindenLime tree (Old English, unisex)
• LindsayLincoln island (Old English, unisex)
• OsmundGod protector (Old English, boy)
• OswaldPower of a god (Old English, boy)
• ReidRed-haired (Old English, boy)
• RutherfordCattle ford (Old English, boy)
• StewartSteward (Old English, boy)
• SundayDay of the sun (Old English, unisex)