Skyler

The name Skyler or Skylar (/ˈskaɪlər/) is an Anglicized spelling of the surname and given name Schuyler.^{[citation needed]}

Skyler

Skyler Samuels, American actress known for playing Gertrude "Gigi" Hollingsworth in Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney Channel.
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Word/name	Dutch
Meaning	student
Other names
Alternative spelling	Skylar
Nickname(s)	Sky, Skye
Related names	Schuyler

Schuyler was introduced into America as a surname by 17th century Dutch settlers arriving in New York.^[1] By the 19th century, in honor of members of New York's Schuyler family such as Philip Schuyler, the surname had entered use as a given name;^{[citation needed]} for example, Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), the 17th Vice President of the United States.

The spellings Skyler and Skylar first were popularized in the United States during the 1980s. The name is in use for both boys and girls.^[2]

• Skylar Astin (born 1987), American actor
• Skyler Bell (born 2002), American football wide receiver
• Skyler Bowlin (born 1989), American professional basketball player
• Skyler Butts (born 1993), Hong Kong tennis player
• Skyler Gisondo (born 1996), American actor
• Skyler Green (born 1984), American football player for the Dallas Cowboys
• Skyler Howard (born 1994), American football quarterback
• Skyler Page (born 1989), American animator and voice actor
• Skyler Stromsmoe (born 1984), Canadian professional baseball utility player
• Skyler Stone (born 1979), American actor and comedian
• Skylar Thomas (born 1993), Canadian professional soccer player
• Skyler Wheeler (born 1993), Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives

• Skylar Spence, stage name of Ryan DeRobertis, musician and singer

• Skyler Morse, a fictional character from the animated TV series South Park

• Skyler White (writer) (b. 1967), American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and romance novels
• Skyler Day (b. 1991), American actress and singer
• Skylar Diggins-Smith (b. 1990), American professional basketball player
• Skylar Brandt (b. 1993), American ballet dancer
• Skyler Samuels (b. 1994), American actress
• Skylar Laine (b. 1994), American singer
• Skyler Shaye (b. 1986), American actress
• Skylar Stecker (b. 2002), American singer-songwriter and actress
• Skylar Wallace (b. 2000), American softball player

• Skylar Grey, stage name of Holly Brook Hafermann, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer

• Skylar Adams, a fictional character from the TV series Alphas
• Skylar Banes, a fictional character from Ubisoft's Anno 2070
• Skylar Bergman, fictional character from the TV series Baywatch
• Skyler Dayton, fictional character from the TV series Stacked
• Skylar Deacon, a fictional character from the 2000 novel Calling the Swan by Jean Thesman
• Skyler the Fireworks Fairy, fictional character from the book series Rainbow Magic
• Skylar Sinclair, a fictional character from EA's The Saboteur
• Skylar Stevens, the fictional character from the television series Jericho
• Skylar Storm, a fictional character from the TV series Mighty Med
• Skyler White, a fictional character from the TV series Breaking Bad
• Skylar, a fictional character from the movie Good Will Hunting, played by Minnie Driver
• Skylar, a fictional character from the movie Never Rarely Sometimes Always, played by Talia Ryder

• Edward Skyler (born 1973), former Deputy Mayor for Operations for New York City
• Tristine Skyler (born 1971), American playwright, screenwriter, and producer
• Sunny Skylar (1913–2009), American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher

• All pages with titles beginning with Skyler
• Schuyler (disambiguation)
• Sky (disambiguation)
• Skylor Chen, a character in Ninjago

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