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Help[Opinions] Skylar pr Skyler? (more)
If you had to pick
for a girl
for a boy
Skyler or Skylar and why?
Do they give you different impressions, colors, personality traits, looks, anything?
Thanks
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for a girl
for a boy
Skyler or Skylar and why?
Do they give you different impressions, colors, personality traits, looks, anything?
Thanks
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
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Skyler for either because it just seems like the most natural and intuitive way to spell it.
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I don't know why, but to me ...
Skyler is totally a guy name, and so is Schuyler. Surnamey. Skyler is a simplified spelling of Schuyler and seems sort of preppy-trendy. Goes with names like Tyler, Dawson, Preston, Fletcher.
But Skylar is totally a gal name, and it "is" Skylark without the k, legitimized by Skyler. Goes with names like - Savanna, Sloane, Sage, Kai, Wren, Sienna. Maybe also Reese, Avery.
I feel like I say them slightly differently. Skylar is like collar, Skyler is like caller ... it may be that the difference can't be heard by someone listening to me say them! but I feel sure that different neurons are firing in my brain when I say them - they feel like different names. It's like the difference between Alex (Alexander / Alexandra) and Alix (Alice).
Skyler is totally a guy name, and so is Schuyler. Surnamey. Skyler is a simplified spelling of Schuyler and seems sort of preppy-trendy. Goes with names like Tyler, Dawson, Preston, Fletcher.
But Skylar is totally a gal name, and it "is" Skylark without the k, legitimized by Skyler. Goes with names like - Savanna, Sloane, Sage, Kai, Wren, Sienna. Maybe also Reese, Avery.
I feel like I say them slightly differently. Skylar is like collar, Skyler is like caller ... it may be that the difference can't be heard by someone listening to me say them! but I feel sure that different neurons are firing in my brain when I say them - they feel like different names. It's like the difference between Alex (Alexander / Alexandra) and Alix (Alice).
This message was edited 8/1/2022, 5:40 PM
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Your impressions are similar to mine.
Skyler is a teen (in the late 90s or early 00s) who goes to a pretty California prep school with perfect lawns and can be either male or female.
Skylar to me is pink and girly.
Skyler is a teen (in the late 90s or early 00s) who goes to a pretty California prep school with perfect lawns and can be either male or female.
Skylar to me is pink and girly.
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I would choose Skyler.
Skylar looks more masculine and I also want to say "lar" at the end instead of "ler".
Skyler looks more unisex, also reads as younger and happier.
ETA: I don't associate either of these names with Schuyler, I associate them with the word "sky".
Skylar looks more masculine and I also want to say "lar" at the end instead of "ler".
Skyler looks more unisex, also reads as younger and happier.
ETA: I don't associate either of these names with Schuyler, I associate them with the word "sky".
This message was edited 7/31/2022, 9:43 PM
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Schuyler for a boy, consider the listed options as the 'idiot spellings' giving the impression someone couldn't quite manage the proper spelling and went with an anemic wannabe rather than anything solid. Think the name is an unattractive and awkward fit on a girl, wouldn't ever use it.
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