Is Skye a bit 'out there' for a name?

[Welshe]

I like the connetations. Is it a bit out there though?

Wasn't Lou Carpenter's daughter in Neighbours called Skye? She must be knocking on for 30 now.

Not unless Lou Carpenter was Joe Mangel’s alter ego!

Was it Kerry who was her mum, (got killed on a duck shoot in the eighties)? Not sure if Joe was dad or stepdad.

Oh no I looked it up, it was Joe Mangel! Still it wasn't 'out there' all those years ago so sure it'll be fine now.

Cross post! Wasn't it Daphne who got killed on the duck shoot? I might be wrong though.

The whole point then was that Kerry definitely was “out there”, I think. Knit your own spaghetti, environmentalist type. (She was protesting the duck shooting when she died.) But it helped bring the name into the mainstream

Why do I remember all this gubbins?

X post. I can’t remember what dreadful end Daphne met. RTA? Something quick.

I think this is a tangent

Similar style of name to Summer or Devon imo. Slightly hippyish and nature inspired. Not super classic but not exactly bonkers either.

I had two school friends named Skye in the early 80's. My grandmother who was born around 1920 was horrified - "Skye! That's an old woman's name!"

So I think it's one of those old names that makes regular comebacks.

Is Blaze supposed to be Blaise as in St. Blaise the patron Saint of sore throats?

If anything it is probably a bit too popular at the moment I would have thought.
Nice name and place though.

Not out there at all. It's a lovely name.

It's a beautiful name, and I know four in RL

Not out there at all, and a lovely name.

More ‘up there’ than ‘out there’ surely ?
Not uncommon.
For some reason I never think of Isle of Skye when I hear it. If I did I’d like it more. I think of ‘sky’ given a bit of a ‘twist’.
Wouldn’t use it or want to be called it myself but it works for some.
Congrats btw op.

I love the name Skye. I don’t think it’s “out there” but I don’t think it’s “chavvy” (hate that word and connotation but I guess we all know what it means 🙄)

I know two Skyes. Neither in the least bit chavtastic - one is 80 and about as posh as an Aussie can be, and the other is 10 and just lovely. No hippies in either case .
Lovely name.

I’m 40 and have met several Skyes through the years admittedly I am Scottish so possibly more wide spread up here.

It’s definitely not hippy. I don’t like the c word but this would be the sort of name with strong connotations

I know a Skylar - love it!

I like Skye and Skylar!
Very rude and judgemental calling a baby name "chavtastic"

It's a nice name. Whimsical (in a good way)
I like island based names and have used one in my DD's name.
Not too unusual or out there imo.

Thanks ladies :)

I don't mind if people don't like it but cannot stand comments like Shmithecat2 using the term chavtastic. Such a derogatory and ignorant term.

I think it’s a lovely name @Welshe

Are you going to pick it

Oooh nice

My daughter's name is Skylar.
We call her Sky.

I love the name sky/skye.. My OH wanted Skylar so we just compromised and she's mainly called Sky lol.

I even called my 1st dolly sky when I was little