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Skyelar
What do you guys think of this alternate spelling for Skylar? I think Skylar is much better, but I've been intrigued by Skyelar recently. I normally wouldn't like names that change the number of syllables in my head, but I think this spelling is kind of pretty.
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I'm sorry, but I'm not the biggest fan of this spelling. I do know of a Skylear about 4 years younger than me; her mom compromised, when she liked Skyler and Skylar. I prefer the Skyler spelling, because I've encountered it more!
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Skylear is interesting; I've never seen that one.
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It looks like skie-ye-ler to me. I prefer Skylar.
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I don't think this spelling makes sense. It's like Sky-eh-lar or Skyey-lar more than Sky-ler. I'd say Skyler is the best spelling for the intention of the name.
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This spelling messes with my eyes. I want to read it as "ski-yell-er". Skylar and Skyler are my favorite spellings in that order. I think the others look clunky. (Schuyler, Schuylar, Skiler, etc.) I do like Sky and Skye as standalone names, but for some reason Skyelar doesn't seem as pretty.
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Skiler just looks awful to me (my brain lowkey says skiller), and Schuyler looks too surname-y.
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I think it looks awful. I think Skylar is nice. Skyelar looks like it's skeeler or skayeller or something, and also ... sorry to anyone named it ... it just looks a bit dumb to me. Putting an E in it doesn't make it not Skylar. You could still spell a nickname for Skylar, as Skye, that'd be fine.
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I agree

This message was edited 4/18/2024, 1:54 PM

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dont like it at all, the e is unnecessary. I've also seen Skyla
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I thought Skyla was a different name.
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No just a variant of Skyler, Skylar. I think it's simpler
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dont like it at all, the e is unnecessary. I've also seen Skyla
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For me, it's Schuyler or nothing. I prefer the original Dutch surname to any phonetic spelling. All other spellings just take all of the charm out of the name.
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Interesting. Schuyler reads to me as a surname, so I wouldn't use it for a first name.
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Agree, and I think Skyler/Skylar as a first name is almost always based on the word Sky and only coincidentally resembles the surname Schuyler.
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I am not a "guy" but I think the spelling will add problems to the person having to always spell it.
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