Can you call a boy Sky?

[Daisy2121]

Can sky/skylar be used for a boy?

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Depends, do you live somewhere where most kids have very traditional names or not? I don’t live in the UK and it would not raise many eyebrows where I live, although it would be considered a bit unusual. More a girls name though. Plus I’m not sure it translates well to Sky Smith the adult who is in some regular job, maybe some gender confusion too.

Kai/kye is nicer for a boy.

It’s unisex so why not.

Marlon Brando was Sky Masterman in Guys and Dolls.

Rainbow Cloud Starlight Moon is better imo

I like Sky for a boy and have known both male and female Sky/e's.
I cant stand Kai or Guy to me they are completely different names to Sky in style. Yes I acknowledge pronunciation is similar but to me they don't go near Sky in style.

When I was about 12 I met a big burley biker called Sky. It suited him somehow!

I like it, why not?

I would never have thought of it being a girl's name, to be honest.

no fool

Cloud/cloudy would be better

It would be a very stupid thing to do...

I like it!

I really reallly wouldn't.

It might be a cute baby/toddler name but does not age well...

How about kai instead it's a boys name

I really like Skyler for a boy with Sky as the shortening.

I definitely wouldn't assume Sky to be a girls name. I also don't really know why that assumption would be an awful thing, there's nothing wrong with being female, just say "actually he's a boy" and move on. Both my sons are often mistaken for females and it never bothers me or them.

The guy in mamma Mia was called Skye I quite liked it suited him was a bit of a surfer type 😂

Always loved Sky for a boy, I think it’s great.

I also don't really know why that assumption would be an awful thing, there's nothing wrong with being female

Yep, these discussions always highlight how sexist everything is. Girls being called slightly (or overtly actually) masculine names are cool because being thought a boy would be a promotion anyway. Boys being called even unisex names are a big no no as being thought a girl is unthinkable and humiliating.

Thats why the direction of travel for unisex names (including Sky) is always for them to become girls’ names over time.

No

My nephew's middle name in Sky.

I know a boy called Skye and again, it quite suits him. So I've always thought of it as a unisex name.

I also don't really know why that assumption would be an awful thing, there's nothing wrong with being female
Of course there's nothing wrong with being female. If you happen to be female

Skylar Gaertner is a young actor who plays Jonah in Ozark, so maybe popular name in the US.