English Explanatory Dictionary

Schuyler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An American surname from Dutch.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
  3. A female given name.
  4. A city, the county seat of Colfax County, Nebraska, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈskaɪ.lɚ/ /ˈskaɪ.lə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Schuyler.wav

Word forms

Schuyler Skylar Skyler

Etymology

Dutch surname "scholar, student", from German Schüler; brought to America by seventeenth-century Dutch immigrants.

Derived words

Schuyler County Schuylerville
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