Names

From the name of the town of Ryley in Lancashire, derived from Old English ryge “rye” and leah “clearing”.

Variant of Reinders.

Means “thrush” in Hungarian.

From the given name Arrigo.

From the name of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria, from Latin Rhegium, of Greek origin.

Originally derived from a the name of a town in Lancashire, itself from Old Norse hryggr “ridge” and býr “farm, settlement”.

Means “reed field”, from Dutch riet “reed” and veld “field”. It is found mostly in the western part of the Netherlands (the Holland area).

Denoted a person who hailed from one of the various places of this name in England. The places are derived from Old English geryd “channel” or hreod “reed” combined with leah “woodland, clearing”.

Means “giant” in German.

Denoted a person who lived near a ridge, from Old English hrycg.