Where does “Rylie” come from?

Rylie (English) comes from English Riley, from Old English ryġe, from Old English lēah, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “Rylie”, step by step

Rylie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Riley

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRileyA placename
2Old Englishryġerye
3Old Englishlēahmeadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,...
4Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
5Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via English Reilly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishReilly—
2IrishÓ Raghallaigh—
3IrishRaghallach—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →