English · Scottish

Skye

Pronounced SKYShare

Meaning: From the Isle of Skye

  • Girl
  • Familiar
  • 1 syllable

The story

Skye is a modern English place-name choice from the Scottish island. It can also be associated with Sky, but the island name and the English sky word should not be treated as identical origins.

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Lower in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Skye comes from English and Scottish.

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