Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schuyler

/ˈskaɪ.lɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
schuyler
IPA
/ˈskaɪ.lɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname [in turn from Dutch], of 19th century and later usage.

name

A city, the county seat of Colfax County, Nebraska, United States.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *seǵʰ-, -, Schüler

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/
  • British English: /ˈskaɪ.lə/

Inflected Forms

Skylar (alternative) Skyler (alternative)

Derived Forms

Schuylerville

Phrases

Schuyler County Schuyler Falls

Homonyms

skylar skyler

Rhymes With

tyler compiler pilar miler filer wyler kyler weiler siler myler cuyler isler

Questions

How do you pronounce schuyler?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/.
What does schuyler mean?
An American surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation].
Where does schuyler come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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