Skyler for a boy?
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Skyler for a boy?
| Tue, 01-10-2006 - 2:06pm |
Hello! My name is Andrea and I have been lurking on this board since September. I finally activated my account and was hoping for some advice! I am PG with with my first due 5-15-06. We just found out that we are having a boy! We FINALLY have agreed on a name and I just wanted some input. Skyler Nicholas Olson. Nicholas is DH's name. In the baby book it meant "protector". What do you think?
TIA!
Andrea

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I know there are some that use it as a boys name, but when I hear it, I automatically think its a girl. I know several Sklar/Skyler's and they are all girls. I think its going to be a 50/50 split though, as there are many that think of it as a boys name!
I love using Dh's name as the middle name though!
Theresa
I've often contemplated that name for a girl. And I've always heard girls named Skyler, even though I heard it is a unisex name.
I'm more a fan of a girl named Skyler than a boy.
I know a boy name skyler but he spells it schuyler.
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Hi Andrea!
First off, congratulations!
I work in preschool, and there have been two skylers in the last little while- Skylar, a girl, and Schuyler, a boy. Nobody's going to be too surprised at a little boy named Skyler, even if I/they don't particularly like it:P I think what puts me off is the feminine-to-my-ears nn Sky. Having said that, I love the name Rory for a boy, but a friend had a baby boy in November and beat me to it- when I posted that name here, lots of people said 'girl,' though, too. The thing about the Schuyler spelling is that, while it's more masculine, it's tough to pronounce and might be a little odd if you're not Dutch or German-plus I think it means "scholar" rather than "protector."
Just one little point: the initials are SNO. Snowball? It's not as bad as, say, Alexander Scott Smith, or Fiona Ursula King, but I though I'd point it out, just in case.
If it's THE name, and you love love love it, ignore us all. Obviously.
-Si
Other names which mean 'protector': Edmund, Eamon (irish, pron. AY-mon), Raymond, Ramon, Redmund/Redmond, Reimund.
Other names that end in -er, or that came to mind: Dexter, Sawyer, Parker, Walker, Tucker, Archer, Fletcher, Porter, Turner, Tanner, Cooper, Carter, Foster, Hunter, Miller, Ryder, Spencer, Baxter, Fraser, Barclay, Brock, Davis, Ellis, Elliot, Finlay, Finn, Hardy, Keane, Reid, Merrick, Ramsey, Tate, Wyatt.
I like Skyler a lot. I like it for boys, but not for girls. Just be aware it is somewhat unisex and you will run into a few girls with it here and there
mostly I usually don't like any names that are known to be unisex, but I do like Skyler, and only for a boy.
good luck
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