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♂ Schuyler
What does Schuyler mean?
Schuyler 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Schuyler) is pronounced SKY-ler. It is of Danish origin, and the meaning of Schuyler is "scholar, protection". The Dutch settlers brought the name to America in the 17th century. The homonym Skyler is steadily used. Skylar is the preferred spelling for girls.
STARTS WITH Sch-
ASSOCIATED WITH scholar (philosopher), protection (defender), 17th century
Variations
VARIANTS Schuylar, Schylar, Schyler, Skuyler, Skylar, Skyler, Skylor
SEE ALSO Skye
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Schuyler Lloyd (S.L.), ..
How popular is Schuyler?
Schuyler is an unusual first name for men but a very prominent surname for all people (#8923 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Schuyler reached its top rank of #938 in the U.S. in 1991, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Schyler, Skye, Skylar (#922 FROM RECENT DATA), Skyler (#487) and Skylor are the prominent variation forms of Schuyler ranked in the Top 2000. These relations of Schuyler were popular 20 years ago (AVERAGE #1138) and are now significantly less widespread (#1568, ▼63%).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Bayler, Buhler, Butler, Cutler, Cuyler, Fuller, Gayler, Kyler▲, Muller, Saddler, Sadler, Samuele, Saunder, Sawyer▲, Sayer, Scanlen (see Scanlon), Schaeffer, Schaffer, Schneider, Schubert, Schultz, Schura (see Shura), Scribner, Scully, Shafeer, Shakeer, Shameer, Shanley, Shaye, Shaylon, Shayne▼, Shefer, Shelley, Sheplea (see Shepley), Shepley, Shipley, Shomer, Shubert, Shylo, Shyloh, Skylen, Skyller, Snyder, Spyder, Squier, Squyre (see Squire), Squyres, Struther (see Struthers), Styles, Sulley, Sumner, Sylver, Tayler, Thayer, Tyler▼, Wheeler and Wyler. These names tend to be more frequently used than Schuyler.
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