Sky and Skye

[caitlinrose]

I would like to hear your thoughts on Sky and Skye.

Which spelling do you prefer?

Do you prefer it on a boy or girl? Does the spelling make a difference?

My husband likes Skyler and Skylar for girls. I can't really get on board with these two as they are too trendy for me personally but I do like just Skye for a girl and Sky for a boy (the former might end up on my list as for the latter I'm not quite sure).

What are your thoughts on:

Skye for a girl

Sky for a boy

Or maybe Sky for a girl (for some reason I can't imagine Skye on a boy as much).

I do like the simplicity of Sky but am sort of wondering whether Skye looks more grown up and professional?

Thanks for your thoughts.

I like Skye for a girl

Skye for a girl, like the beautiful place. I actually don't mind Skylar. Neither for a boy.

Skye is nice. Wouldn't call a boy skye though. Lovely girls name.

Also I don't think it's chavvy in the slightest 🤔

Skye . I don't think sky looks right as a name.

Fwiw the woman who gave us mortgage advice recently was Skye so if course it is a "professional " name.

And definitely a girls name.

I'm not a fan of either, but if you have to choose it then it would be Skye, and for a girl. But it's very trendy amongst people who are trying to be a bit "out there" and different. Only problem is there are loads of people trying to be different, and all end up choosing the same names.

Skye for a girl. Not a fan of Sky.

I suppose it is odd that some Scottish islands are boys names (Lewis, Harris) but Skye I've only heard for a girl.

Definitely Skye, either gender. I've known one of each, neither were "downmarket". 😒 Personally I do prefer it on a girl but that's probably because I knew the female Skye first - actually as a kid in the 80s.

Sky just looks wrong.

Skye- like the island, even better if you have any Scottish connections. The word looks rounded and finished to me

Sky- I think more hippy and out there

I prefer both names for a girl.
I also like Brooke.

I like both. I think of Skye for girls and Sky for boys (because of Mamma Mia and also Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson, swoon).

I think Skye like the island looks better. I think of Sky(e) from Mamma Mia too. I know a female Skye but where I live it’s not a common name.
I know one Skylar but I don’t like it.

Skye. For boy or girl

I think they are all girls’ names these days aren’t they?! I wouldn’t use any more a bit

Sky/e is better than Skylar, but Skylar is fucking awful.

Skye was briefly a middle class hippy nature name, but like Summer has gone downmarket which is why the PP mentioned some people will see it as cxxxxy, although not as many as if you called her Skylar, that’s for sure.

When I hear it all I can think of is Paw Patrol.

I know a boy "Skye" too femine!

It is a bit of a doggy name tbh.

Not Skylar, please. Skye is.... ok, at a pinch.

Skye is nice for a girl, I wouldn't personally use any version for a boy.
I knew a woman called Skyla wich seemed softer than Skyler, but I think just Skye is nicer.

Skye for a girl.

Sky is the sky.

Not a good name for a Blu.

A BOY, ffs!

Skylar is an American misspelling of the Dutch surname Schuyler.

I’m not a fan of any of them to be honest, I find the ‘sk’ rather ugly. But Skye (girl) is probably the least bad.

I hate skylar. Love sky

I love Skye. For me it has quite a different feel to Skylar, which i’m not so keen on.
I definitely see it as feminine though

I love Skylar for a girl! Can be Sky for short!