Skyler at a glance
- Meaning
- “scholar”
- Gender
- Unisex
- Origin
- Germanic
- Pronunciation
- SKY-ler
- Nicknames
- Sky
- Other forms
- Skylar, Schuyler, Skyla
Where the name Skyler comes from
Skyler comes from the Dutch surname Schuyler, which means “scholar”, with a spelling changed to look like the English word “sky”. It was used for boys first. Today it is given to both genders, and the spelling Skylar is more common for girls.