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[mommyaubrey.livejournal.com]

 so a coworker of my moms 15-year-old granddaughter had a baby boy today named Shuyler Jo. 

uhm what do you guys think? i want to know what a Shuyler is. and why is Jo spelled the female way??

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[fangirlism]

Shuyler is probably a bastardazation of "Schuyler" (the Dutch spelling of Skyler).

As for the middle name... I got nothing.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I like Schuyler, which is the Dutch version of Skyler. I don't know what a Shuyler is either.

[fangirlism]

It's interesting that you have a BSC icon in a discussion about Schuyler, since Schuyler Fisk played Kristy in the movie (which I actually looked up on Wikipedia to confirm the spelling for "Schuyler" lol)

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Haha, yep. I was googling to make sure I had the correct eytomology, and Schuyler Fisk kept popping up.

[fangirlism]

I tried Google once (got the same results) and then went right to Behind the Name lol

[fellclutch.livejournal.com]

Is it supposed to be pronounced like Skyler? I'd definitely look at it and say Shy-ler.

[frost.livejournal.com]

I think it's supposed to be Schuyler (Skyler)...
Ughhhhh... That spelling (Shuyler) is really awkward/awful looking. =(

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

okay Skyler is bad enough... and you know why this is probably such a crazy thing? 15 year old... Sorry and I will stand by this but having kids at 15 is kind of sad and well you tend to not have a good idea what to name a child at 15... if I had a kid it might have been named... I dunno maybe Leeloo or Evil or something dumb like that.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

If I had had a kid at 15, it would've been named Michael. So, uh, yeah. :P Plus there are plenty of women in their 30s, probably just as many as teenagers, who give their kids ridiculous, awful names.

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

Shuyler makes absolutely no sense.

"Schuyler" is a very old-fashioned spelling of the Dutch last name "Schuiler". The verb "schuilen" means "to seek cover".

I don't like Skyler to begin with, but the whole Schuyler thing just makes me raise an eyebrow.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

I misread "Shuyler" about three times as "Schuyler".

I agree with you on the "Jo" thing. . .my first reaction to that name (despite knowing a girl named Amanda Jo) is Little Women (which, made me like the name).

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

Oh, and when I tried reading "Shuyler" without the k sound, it came out "Shyler" which just made me think of Shylock. But that's a different topic :).

[nandy-pandy.livejournal.com]

I knew a guy whose first name was "Jo", and he survived high school just fine. Also, what about Jo Koy, the comedian?? I think the "Shy-ler" part is worse.