Names like Skylar
Skylar is a two-syllable Dutch name that ends in -ar. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Skylar.
Samar Arabic · evening conversation
Sahar Arabic · dawn, the hour before sunrise
Briar English · thorny patch
Cedar English · from the cedar tree
The same roots
Also Dutch names, from the tradition Skylar comes from.
Skyler Dutch · scholar
Brooklynn Dutch · modern elaboration of Brooklyn, from "Breukelen" (broken land or marshland)
Holland Dutch · from the place name Holland or the related surname
Harlem Dutch · NYC neighborhood, named after Haarlem, Netherlands
The same feel
Also modern, nature and surname style names.
Hailey English · "hay meadow," from the surname Hayley and the English villages behind it; barely used as a first name before the 1960s, then a chart-climber with a dozen spellings, of which Hailey leads in the US. Fresh-air sound, minimal baggage
Hadley English · place name/surname, "heather field"
Oakley English · from a surname and place names meaning "oak clearing" in Old English; famously borne by sharpshooter Annie Oakley
Devyn Irish · variant of Devin; believed to mean poet or fawn
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Skylar, on a similar curve.
Ambar Spanish · Spanish spelling of Amber, from Arabic 'anbar,' fossil resin/ambergris
Kylar English · modern coinage, phonetic variant of Kyle/Skylar
Summer English · the season itself, from the Old English sumor; taken up as a name in the 1970s nature wave beside Autumn and Dawn, and warmed back up in the 2000s. Sunny by definition, casual by nature
Sailor English · English word name, occupational: 'one who sails'
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