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What do you think of Schuyler for a girl? Trendy? Slightly dated to the late 90s?
Would you spell it Skyler, Skylar or Schuyler for a girl? Do you know anyone with the name?
Would you spell it Skyler, Skylar or Schuyler for a girl? Do you know anyone with the name?
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No.
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I prefer Skye.
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I like it for both but prefer boy
ETA: I like for a girl as well only speleld Schuyler for both
ETA: I like for a girl as well only speleld Schuyler for both
This message was edited 4/10/2009, 9:27 PM
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I love Schuyler for a girl (as a GP), though I do think it is a little trendy. I prefer the spelling Schuyler for a girl, and either of the other two for a boy. Schuyler just seems softer and more feminine to me. I knew a boy named Skyler about ten years ago, and he's the only person I've ever met with the name.
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I don't like it. Besides being trendy, giving girls masculine names is essentially misogynistic.
I love Schuyler for a boy though!
I love Schuyler for a boy though!
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It's actually not as masculine as you think. It comes from a Dutch word which isn't masculine.
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Hmm, as far as I know, the original Dutch DID have a mostly masculine meaning, seeing how Schuyler means 'scholar' and I assume when the name originated, 'scholar' would have been an inherently male term. At any rate, my first language is Dutch and I'd definitely classify Schuyler as more masculine than feminine. About Skylar, I have no idea.
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It can be both feminine and masculine, I suppose, but there are a fair number of male Schuylers/Skylers/Skylars out there, which might lead one to see it as being a more masculine name. It seems that in the United States, Skyler is the more popular spelling for a boy, and Skylar for a girl. Doesn't look like Schuyler has made the top 1,000 list of baby names in the United States since 1994, and then it came in 974th for boys. It doesn't look like it ever made the list for girls.
The only "famous" Schuyler I can think of was Schuyler Colfax, the 17th Vice President of the United States, and he was male. Which none of this is probably relevant to you since you're not in the States. I'm not sure of any German stats, unfortunately.
This post wasn't a deterrent from using Schuyler/Skyler/Skylar, by the way. Just a random informative post, so to speak.
The only "famous" Schuyler I can think of was Schuyler Colfax, the 17th Vice President of the United States, and he was male. Which none of this is probably relevant to you since you're not in the States. I'm not sure of any German stats, unfortunately.
This post wasn't a deterrent from using Schuyler/Skyler/Skylar, by the way. Just a random informative post, so to speak.
This message was edited 4/8/2009, 12:36 PM
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In my opinion Schuyler is for a boy.
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I don't think I've ever met anyone who spelled it Schuyler, but I've met a few Skylars and Skylers. In my experience, Skylar seems to be more popular for girls and Skyler for boys.
I don't like the name because it's too surnamey for me to enjoy, but I would choose Skylar for a girl if I had to. Enough people are still using it that I wouldn't call it dated to the 90s, but I do think the name will ultimately be dated to the end of the 20th century/beginning of the 21st. It doesn't feel like a name for the ages.
I don't like the name because it's too surnamey for me to enjoy, but I would choose Skylar for a girl if I had to. Enough people are still using it that I wouldn't call it dated to the 90s, but I do think the name will ultimately be dated to the end of the 20th century/beginning of the 21st. It doesn't feel like a name for the ages.
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Schuyler/Skyler/Skylar is too trendy for my taste, but if you love it, use it. That's all that matters.
I knew one little girl with the name-she was about five or six. Very cute.
I knew one little girl with the name-she was about five or six. Very cute.
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Yes, I do think it's rather twee-trendy. Also, I'm in the process of learning Dutch, and so I'm defaulting to the Dutch pronunciation which doesn't sound a thing like Skylar or Skyler (and now I can't bring myself to use the English pronuncation).
Sissy Spacek has a daughter named Schuyler, and I know several little ones named Skylar/Skyler. I just don't care much for it, I'm afraid.
Sissy Spacek has a daughter named Schuyler, and I know several little ones named Skylar/Skyler. I just don't care much for it, I'm afraid.
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I know...
that it isn't pronounced SKY-ler in Dutch, so I'd probably spell it Skylar or Skyler, also because I like the nickname Sky. Skyler looks a bit better to me.
that it isn't pronounced SKY-ler in Dutch, so I'd probably spell it Skylar or Skyler, also because I like the nickname Sky. Skyler looks a bit better to me.
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