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What does the name Riot mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Riot

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English
42%
American
27%
Australian
15%
French
8%
Native American
4%
Macedonian
4%

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  1. A submission from Maryland, U.S. says the name Riot means "A group of people who go against goverment and rule violently".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Ri"ot
Senses
  1. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult."His headstrong riot hath no curb." [Shak.]
  2. Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry."Venus loveth riot and dispense." [Chaucer.]"The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day." [Pope.]
  3. [Law] The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.

Etymology: OF. riote, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. revot ravot

verb Ri"ot
Senses
  1. To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the like; to revel; to run riot; to go to excess."Now he exact of all, wastes in delight, Riots in pleasure, and neglects the law." [Daniel.]"No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows." [Pope.]
  2. [Law] To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot (n.), 3.

Etymology: OF. rioter; cf. OD. ravotten

verb Ri"ot
To spend or pass in riot.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
    Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, and saturnalia
  2. A public act of violence by an unruly mob
    Synonyms: public violence
  3. A joke that seems extremely funny
    Synonyms: belly laugh, howler, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, and wow
  4. A state of disorder involving group violence
    Synonyms: rioting
  5. Engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
    Synonyms: carouse and roister
  6. Take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot ("Students were rioting everywhere in 1968")
Wiktionary

From Middle English riot (“debauched living, dissipation”), from Old French riote (“debate”). Compare French riotte and Occitan riòta.

  1. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
  2. The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.
  3. A wide and unconstrained variety.
    In summer this flower garden is a of colour.
  4. (obsolete) Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.
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Leo Riot

Leo was born on December 3rd, 1984 in Miami.

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Fun Facts about the name Riot

  • How Popular is the name Riot? Riot is the 13,751st most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Riot have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 690 babies born with the first name Riot in the United States. That's more than enough people named Riot to occupy the territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) with an estimated population of 605 (as of June 30, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Riot? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 2007 when it was given as a first name to 9 new born babies.
  • What year had the most people named Riot born? The highest recorded use of the first name Riot was in 2019 with a total of 77 babies.
  • Random Riot Factoid: According to the 2014 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Riot is not a popular baby boy's name in Ohio. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Ohio have the same name in 2014.
  • Weird things about the name Riot: The name spelled backwards is Toir. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Rito. How do you pronounce that?
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