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Schuyler. It's a Dutch surname, and because North America was originally colonised by the Dutch (though not for long) some Dutch names have formed part of their naming stock - Roosevelt, for instance, and places like Harlem.

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The fashion in the STates for using surnames as first names has led some parents to name their sons and/or daughters Schuyler, which they are unable or unwilling to pronounce in a Dutch way! Hence they say it like Skyla or Skylar, and spell it to match.

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Congratulations - you are ahead of the trend!

In Greek mythology Skylla is part of "Skylla and Charybdis". When Ulysses and his companions tried to pass the "Street of Messina" (between Calabria and Sicily), they were challenged by the sea monster Skylla and the rapids called Charybdis.
Whenever someone has to get through two difficulties in life, we say, he has to pass "Skylla and Charybdis". Which often means that there is no escape.
Skylla is the daughter of Krataiis and Phorkys.

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Another Skylla was the daughter of Nissos of Megara. She was in love with Minos of Crete, who was besieging Magare. So she cut off her father's red curls, that made him immortal. But Minos didn't love Skylla back, so he tied her to the backof his ship and dragged her through the seas.

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So these are the sad stories about Skylla. Sorry!

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Andy ;—)

Check Skylar, Skye and Sky. Your name is probably a variation of one of them...