Thoughts on Schuyler?

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Thanks! Pronounced Sky-ler...

Congratulations on your baby Ultimately it is your choice.

I was given an Irish name by my parents and although I don't mind my name, my heart sinks a little in waiting rooms etc (or whenever we had a new teacher at school) because they would hardly ever get it right, much to the enjoyment of everyone else.

Whenever asked by new friends, how to spell my name, for their phone, I just tell them to spell it whichever way makes sense for them when reading it back.

If the idea of it being a traditional Dutch name appeals can you not just explain to them you called them Skyler because of their Dutch ancestry and they have a Schuyler?

Asian names are anglicised in that they are transliterated into the Roman alphabet.

Son, I'm asking for opinions on the name. Like everyone else here, I'm not asking about the difficulties a Dutch person may have in the UK I don't understand how it's any different to the other threads on here asking about names that are from different countries.

I have an Irish surname. I've very very rarely had anyone in England to pronounce/spell it correctly, it's an absolute headache!

Bloody awful.

How Dutch will the kid be? Unless it's 50% I think it's too much of a stretch.

Drip feed, much, OP!

If you're Dutch, then I don't see a problem. It's exactly the same as an Asian-heritage family using an Asian name. Just be prepared for constantly having to explain the pronunciation and origin.

Gail "But Sch in English is not pronounced the same as Sk" Err, yes it is. How about school? Scholar? Scheme?

Because of transliteration a lot of 'Asian' names are easy to read phonetically. Dutch/English use the same alphabet so there is a difference.

I think that most people will be more familiar with the Germanic pronunciation, eg Schumacher - so the SCHU pronounced Shoo and the CH pronounced k. On that basis, you'd pronounce Schuylar Shoo-lar or similar, not Skylar.

What do you think of Bram?

Just looked it up. It is popular in america. A lot of history associated with the name. Though more popular with girls than boys.

If s/he has a dutch surname id go for the dutch spelling too.

Bram stoker was my first thought

Bram just makes me think of Bram Stoker....much nicer names out there in my opinion.

I get why you want to use it OP, and once you know how to say it it seems a very nice name. But you asked for opinions, so if the opinion is 'most people will not know how to say it or will spell it incorrectly if they heard it' then you have to take it as it is, not complain that the opinion is not what you wanted. You don't have to agree or not use it based on those opinions though.
I agree that the name will be hard for most in the UK to pronounce without being told. Do you have any other Dutch names that you like that would fit both criteria? Ie be true to your heritage whilst making his/her life in the UK a little easier?

To all those saying Sch = a Sh sound, where do your children go weekdays in term time? To shool?

Bram is ok. It all depends on how Dutch she/he is.

I have an Irish name and it's not all that uncommon and people pronounce and spell it wrong constantly ..i would have pronounced that name as 'shyler' ..but ultimately if you love it then go for it

Sonic so do you say Michael Skoomacher? David Skwimmer? Peter Skmichael?

We do quite like Vincent, although it's not exactly what we were looking for. Vincent Schuyler?

I like Bram

Bram is much better imo.

In my ignorance I didn't realise that Schuyler (which I'd instinctively pronounce Shoo-la) & Skyler were the same name. I don't think there is anything wrong with using it - and I much prefer your spelling to Skyler - but there will be lots of people who get it wrong. I have a phonetically simple but non-English name and you would be amazed at how people manage to mangle it ... it doesn't bother me massively but it does happen.

My DP is belgian and we have the same problem. Especially as all the anglicised names that work in Belgium are very popular and he knows dickheads with those names so won't accept them.

We settled on Finn

You've got to have a name that works well in both countires, IMO. Schuyler is nice but won't be easy for the child in the UK. Bram works well.

I like Vincent. And Schuyler is very nice as a middle name.

I'd pronounce it rather as Schoyler (like the Dutch surname) and I think that's how it would be pronounced pretty much across Europe.

Not a name that survives the transplant across the Atlantic.

If you want to give a girl this name in Europe, then spell it Skyla.

I like Bram too.

I like Bram but (same issue basically) it will likely be pronounced to rhyme with "pram" rather than sounding like Braam / Brahm.