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[Opinions] Skye
My name-sin thread reminded me how much I like the name Skye.And no, I wouldn't spell it Skyy or Skyee anymore ;) (loved these spelling as a teen).In my later teens I loved Sky because it looks like the word. But I think now I prefer Skye, the place name.Do you like itSkye or Sky?Do the spellings give you different images? For me Sky has more of a hippie vibe but Skye feels more refined and conventional, kind of like Brooke or Paige.Does it feel dated to you? I know it was never that popular but weirdly enough it gives me a bit of a late 90s/00s vibe.I know that Skylar etc. are popular (but falling and not super overused), do you think lots of them get called Sky for short? Or not because it is only a two syllable name?Skylar etc give me a totally different vibe but even though they were popular more recently I get a super strong early 00s feel from them (2000s that is).Sky and variants or Skylar, Skyler, Schuyler?Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232

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I love the name Sky, always have. I don’t mind the spelling Skye, but that is so linked to a place, that I prefer the spelling Sky. Any of the Skylar varieties is not for me. I don’t think Sky / Skye is dated, it’s a lovely name.
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My 14 year old daughter's name is Skye. I had loved the name for years before she was born. She always gets lots of compliments from it.
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Skye was the name of the MC in a historical romance that I found in my mom's closet. The book was written in the late 70s or early 80s, before Skye ever charted. It doesn't seem like that kind of name, and I thought it was painfully out of place in the story. Dumb on the character, but I think it works fine as a name for a real gal. I actually like it.I don't like Sky as a full name so much. It's kind of a second-rate nature name. I'd rather Skye if it's a gal.
Sky short for Skylar (this spelling only, for a gal only) is fine.
Sky short for Schuyler (m) seems alright but I don't love it.I don't like Schuyler on a gal at all, and Skyler looks incorrect to me, or like a riff on Tyler and Kyler.
But Skylar f is nice. Not exactly my style, but I think it's cool.

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Skye doesn’t feel dated to me, but then again the only one I know is a child. I think Sky sounds like a hippie name, but Skye seems more “normal”.
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I do like it. But I agree, it has a very 90s vibe to it, and it does feel oddly dated. I know a couple - both in their 30s. Skye seems more complete as a name and distances it from the actual word.If I had to choose, I would go with Sky and variants over Skylar and ilk (Schuyler in particular looks very awkward and not very feminine, would be better on a boy).
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