Around the globe, Risley (Risley 
, Рисли 
) is a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly female given name. The given name Risley is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare feminine name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, and Brazil, where it is a very rare unisex name. More frequently, Risley is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Risley | Canada, Brazil, United States, United Kingdom, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Рисли | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
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sir herbert hope risley British ethnographer and colonial administrator (b. 1851) |
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| winchton leamon risley American architect, US (b. 1887) |
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| layton risley jockey |
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