Schuyler

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US/ˈskaɪ.lɚ/UK/ˈskaɪ.lə/

proper noun

An American surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation].

OriginGerman Schüler →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Skylar · alternative Skyler

  1. An American surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation].
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname [in turn from Dutch], of 19th century and later usage.
  3. A city, the county seat of Colfax County, Nebraska, United States.

Origin

  1. GermanSchüler“scholar, student”
  2. EnglishSchuyler

A Dutch surname (cf. scholier) from German Schüler (“scholar, student”); brought to America by seventeenth-century Dutch immigrants. Doublet of scholar and schooler.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Schuyler

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Cite this entry
APA

Schuyler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schuyler

MLA

“Schuyler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schuyler. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Schuyler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schuyler.

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