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in reply to a message by mirfak
Sky is a word name. I think it has always been unisex. The only two Schuylers I've known are girls, so I wouldn't say it's not a girls name in the real world. I also prefer Schuyler on a boy, it just looks more masculine to me. I like Sky on both genders, but I think I prefer it on a girl.
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Sky is a nickname for Schuyler and Skylar/Skyler, AND can also be a word name. I agree Sky is unisex here and now. I even said it's an edgy girlname. So why are you telling me this? lol. Schuyler is traditionally male and its usage on girls is recent and pretty negligible - I guess maybe it was unusually faddish in your location, or else your knowing two female Schuylers is an odd coincidence. I really doubt that there are enough female Schuylers out there to say that it's unisex as a matter of convention. If you feel like it's unisex, fine, but I don't.
This message was edited 4/19/2013, 2:30 PM
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I guess I must have misunderstood you, I'm sorry. I thought you were saying that Sky, just like Ryan, was always a boys name to begin with and has only become unisex recently and I disagree with that as it has always been a word and not used much until the 1990s, and even then it only made the top 1000 for girls. I didn't want to upset you, I feel I upset you earlier when I commented on Valentine. I didn't mean it as an attack or anything, I was just curious.
This message was edited 4/19/2013, 2:45 PM
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Sometimes I read you as snotty if it seems like you just contradict me, not in a conversational way but just make directly contradictory statements as if you are correcting me for the general public's edification. Sorry - I try not to get all snipey over it.
I don't have any reason to believe Sky was ever used for girls before the 1980s or so. But I would buy that it was used rarely, or as a form of Skye. I dunno. My impression is that among the living, anyway, it's unisex.
I don't have any reason to believe Sky was ever used for girls before the 1980s or so. But I would buy that it was used rarely, or as a form of Skye. I dunno. My impression is that among the living, anyway, it's unisex.
This message was edited 4/19/2013, 5:46 PM
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Sorry! I didn't mean it that way.
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