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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈskaɪ.ləɹ/(American English) /ˈskaɪ.lə/(British English)

Meaning & History

From a Dutch surname meaning "scholar". Dutch settlers brought the surname to America, where it was subsequently adopted as a given name in honour of the American general and senator Philip Schuyler (1733-1804) [1].