# Reilly

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪli/ · frequency rank #18,938

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **rely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reilly-vs-rely)
- **reply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reilly-vs-reply)
- **Riley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reilly-vs-riley)
- **relay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reilly-vs-relay)
- **replay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reilly-vs-replay)
- **rally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-reilly)
- **really** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/really-vs-reilly)
- **realty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/realty-vs-reilly)
- **refill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refill-vs-reilly)

## Common misspellings (7)
`erilly`, `reillyy`, `reily`, `reilyl`, `relily`, `rielly`, `rreilly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reilly