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This is a name I fall in love with all over again once a year or so :P I've always liked it for both genders. Do you prefer it on a boy or a girl? I don't really like Skylar and Skyler much so I'd definitely only use Schuyler. Is it common enough (used by Sissy Spacek and Michael J. Fox, I think) to get pronounced correctly or would he/she have to correct people often?
Do you get any different images or colors for it when you imagine it on a boy/girl?
Do you get any different images or colors for it when you imagine it on a boy/girl?
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I know how it is pronounced and such but every single time I see spelled Schuyler it I want to say Schuller.
All I "see" boy or girl is a bluebird. Not a bad thing, of course.
All I "see" boy or girl is a bluebird. Not a bad thing, of course.
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A pet hate of mine, for both genders. It's a surname - why have it as a first name if it isn't in the baby's ancestry as a surname?
I can't understand why it's popular - perhaps it's a spinoff of the Skye fashion, and conjures up "skylark".
I can't understand why it's popular - perhaps it's a spinoff of the Skye fashion, and conjures up "skylark".
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I can understand the appeal since I went through my own Schuyler phase over 20 years ago. It sounds great and I prefer traditional spellings. What ultimately put me off the name was the fact that the pronunciation would get regularly butchered and that it was a surname. Still, Schuyler "Sky" would work for boy or girl. It sure beats Skylar / Skyler, imo.
Do I get images or colors from this name? Well, I've never been one to get a certain color from a name, however, I do picture Schuyler as being very creative, very artistic and very intelligent. Perhaps the meaning of the name has influenced me.
Do I get images or colors from this name? Well, I've never been one to get a certain color from a name, however, I do picture Schuyler as being very creative, very artistic and very intelligent. Perhaps the meaning of the name has influenced me.
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I like Schuyler, but I don't love it. I know Schuylers of both genders, and I definitely think it works on both genders.
You may run into some pronunciation issues, but don't let that stop you! lol.
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I don't like it. I've never particularly cared for Skyler/Skylar, and this spelling just doesn't look right in my head. I know how it's supposed to be pronounced but regardless, I never think "Skyler" when I see it. I think it would get mispronounced all the time.
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I'm head over heals for Schuyler on a boy too, but that spelling is all boy to me *shrugs* It just seems masculine.
I would use Skyler or Skylar on a girl, even though they are nms.
I'm sure it'll get mispronounced but then so many names, even straight forward ones, can be. So to me thats not something o be worried about. Most people will only have to be told once.
I would use Skyler or Skylar on a girl, even though they are nms.
I'm sure it'll get mispronounced but then so many names, even straight forward ones, can be. So to me thats not something o be worried about. Most people will only have to be told once.
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Love love love Schuyler
Seriously, I love it for either gender though I would probably only use it on a boy. I really like the look, I wouldn't use Skyler or Skylar, they look cheaper next to Schuyler. I know a black college football player named Schuyler that I worked on a project with. He's 21ish and he said his mom found the name in a German baby name book and I thought that was pretty neat.
Seriously, I love it for either gender though I would probably only use it on a boy. I really like the look, I wouldn't use Skyler or Skylar, they look cheaper next to Schuyler. I know a black college football player named Schuyler that I worked on a project with. He's 21ish and he said his mom found the name in a German baby name book and I thought that was pretty neat.
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Schuyler is a boy name to me. Schuyler on a girl is like Tucker on a girl, to me. Too surnamey. It's nms, but I think it's a decent boy name. Schuyler (boy) seems like it could be rakish or studious, or alternately each. Schuyler (girl) seems affectedly butched-up to me. I see a girl in drag - tweed cap, man-spectacles, suspenders. Celebs of course would use it... yuck. (sorry)
I actually like Skylar on a girl, though, and it seems like a different name to me. I know, that seems dumb... oh well. Probably I'm influenced by Skye, Kylie, and Pilar and Tamar, so that Skylar looks like it could be a woman's personal name while Schuyler doesn't.
I actually like Skylar on a girl, though, and it seems like a different name to me. I know, that seems dumb... oh well. Probably I'm influenced by Skye, Kylie, and Pilar and Tamar, so that Skylar looks like it could be a woman's personal name while Schuyler doesn't.
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This is my son's name and I was under the impression that the original dutch spelling is strictly for boys-which was why we went with it, but I could be wrong there. It does get mispronounced but it suits him perfectly and I have run into no other boys with the name (either the Dutch or anglicized spelling). I've run into maybe 3-4 girls named Skylar in the last 7 years but no boys. If you can tolerate its getting mispronounced the first go-around by everyone, they all say (shoo-ler, and not many people seem to know about Schuyler Colfax, etc.) I have found it a very enjoyable name to have used and never get tired of saying it (and we have to say it A LOT!).
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It's a surname and surnames are always unisex to me (as they are used by men and women, except for names that also have a history as a first name such as Hannah or James). So I find Schuyler acceptable on a girl and know a female Schuyler.
I do however think that it's also very handsome on a boy. Yes, I thought that some people would say shoo-ler. Your son has a great name!
I do however think that it's also very handsome on a boy. Yes, I thought that some people would say shoo-ler. Your son has a great name!
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Interesting-I did not realize it was a surname. My DH knew a few older men growing up with the name as a first name, so that was the only context we had (first name.) It's a fun name, to me it has both serious and whimsical elements!
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