Sky
So I've read like, four books this year in which the male main character was named or called Sky (to be fair, three of those books were part of a series) and it's kind of growing on me.
So, Sky for a boy. Yes, no? Prefer for girl? Prefer Skye? Prefer as nickname for Skyler or Skylar?
"than you will go to jail for kidnap."
top: Miriam
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http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/59411
So, Sky for a boy. Yes, no? Prefer for girl? Prefer Skye? Prefer as nickname for Skyler or Skylar?
top: Miriam
bottom: Silence
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/59411
This message was edited 5/19/2014, 4:34 PM
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It's nms, but it's not awful. Prefer it spelt like that and on a boy.
Yes! I've liked Sky for a boy for years. It's a GP but it's most definitely usable. I don't see Sky as a particularly feminine name. Skye is, but not Sky. I prefer it on its own. No Skyler or Skylar for me.
I find it pretentious and silly. To my knowledge, it hardly if ever happens where I live, so I'm not habituated.
Skye to me suggests the island, not a female sky! And I heartily laugh at Skyler and Skylar, though Schuyler might be passable in countries where people don't make it sound like Skyler.
What have you been reading - scifi, fantasy, gritty modern? The only fictional Sky I've ever encountered was the male lead in Guys and Dolls, taken from a Damon Runyon story; in his case it was a nn based on his extravagant gambling habit, and made total sense.
Skye to me suggests the island, not a female sky! And I heartily laugh at Skyler and Skylar, though Schuyler might be passable in countries where people don't make it sound like Skyler.
What have you been reading - scifi, fantasy, gritty modern? The only fictional Sky I've ever encountered was the male lead in Guys and Dolls, taken from a Damon Runyon story; in his case it was a nn based on his extravagant gambling habit, and made total sense.
I've been reading modern-day realistic fiction.
These:
http://www.goodreads.com/series/85919-gives-light (the main character is named Skylar, but he is called Sky most of the time)
and
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18140047-love-letters-to-the-dead?ac=1 (eta: turns out, his real name is Skylar too. yes both are this spelling).
These:
http://www.goodreads.com/series/85919-gives-light (the main character is named Skylar, but he is called Sky most of the time)
and
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18140047-love-letters-to-the-dead?ac=1 (eta: turns out, his real name is Skylar too. yes both are this spelling).
This message was edited 5/21/2014, 4:30 PM
Me, I prefer Sky on a girl and with an e.
Skye.
I know some people have said "why the e?" but it makes me think of the Isle of Skye, and so I like it. I like it better than Sky as in the blue sky up there, even though the sound is the same.
Skylar/Skyler I also like, though again I know lots of people don't... it could work either on a boy or girl for me. If I was shortening Skylar though, I'd just use Sky without the E.
Complicated, nai? :p
Skye.
I know some people have said "why the e?" but it makes me think of the Isle of Skye, and so I like it. I like it better than Sky as in the blue sky up there, even though the sound is the same.
Skylar/Skyler I also like, though again I know lots of people don't... it could work either on a boy or girl for me. If I was shortening Skylar though, I'd just use Sky without the E.
Complicated, nai? :p
I'm pretty iffy on Schuyler. It's fairly ugly looking.
I love the name Sky, but only for a girl. It's been a name I have loved for years.
Sky for a boy short for Schuyler, is alright.
Or if you must, for Skyler, but that's less okay.
Sky for Skylar on a boy, I don't like.
Just plain Sky for a boy seems inane. But because of the name Schuyler's existence, it's alright.
Skye for a girl, I really like.
Just Sky for a girl, eh ... ok. A girl makes it seem less inane and more naturey.
Sky for Skylar on a girl, ok - I sort of like Skylar for a girl.
Sky for Skyler on a girl, I like much less.
Sky for Schuyler on a girl, nauseating.
Or if you must, for Skyler, but that's less okay.
Sky for Skylar on a boy, I don't like.
Just plain Sky for a boy seems inane. But because of the name Schuyler's existence, it's alright.
Skye for a girl, I really like.
Just Sky for a girl, eh ... ok. A girl makes it seem less inane and more naturey.
Sky for Skylar on a girl, ok - I sort of like Skylar for a girl.
Sky for Skyler on a girl, I like much less.
Sky for Schuyler on a girl, nauseating.
This message was edited 5/19/2014, 5:50 PM
SkyDoesMineCraft is what comes to mind.
I've worked with both a male Sky and a female Skye. We called the female Skye "Lady Skye" to distinguish her from the male Sky, until the male Sky quit. In neither case was it their real name. Male Sky's real name was Gerard and female Skye's real name is Celeste.
I could never figure out why neither one of them used their real names. I find Sky or Skye silly. So no, I don't care for Sky on a boy or a girl. If it has to be used, I prefer Sky without the E for a boy, and with the E for a girl, as the E makes it look more feminine to me. Perhaps only because of the spelling difference between the male Sky and the female Skye I've known.
I could never figure out why neither one of them used their real names. I find Sky or Skye silly. So no, I don't care for Sky on a boy or a girl. If it has to be used, I prefer Sky without the E for a boy, and with the E for a girl, as the E makes it look more feminine to me. Perhaps only because of the spelling difference between the male Sky and the female Skye I've known.