Is Riley an irish name??

My sons name is Riley and he wants to know!!!

Is Riley an irish name??
yup it is and heres a nice riley site
Reply:yes
Reply:Not at all. O'reilly is a surname or Reilly
Reply:yes it is also spelt REILLY
Reply: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!!
Reply:According to this site yes





http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/findresul...
Reply:sounds like it but it usually has o' in front of it
Reply: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.
Reply:yes
Reply:of course it is!
Reply:Reilly/Riley is the anglicised form of an Irish surname O Raghailligh.


It is not a first name. It means "descendant of Raghallach".
Reply: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'____!
Reply:yes it's an irish surname
Reply:Yes Mostly in county Cavan
Reply:Yes
Reply:Yes! Don't you remember "Old Mother Riley" and her


Daughter, Kitty?
Reply:riley for a first name is not irish but reily, reilly or o reilly for surnames are irish
Reply:yes.