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Skye

name
/skaɪ/

Etymology

Derived from Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, of long disputed (probably non-Indo-European substrate) origin, with several theories proposed and none widely accepted; see Etymology of Skye.

  1. derived from Eilean Sgitheanach

Definitions

  1. Ellipsis of Isle of Skye, a large island in Scotland.

    • I would like to climb high in a tree / I could be happy, I could be happy / Or go to Skye on my holiday

  2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful…

    A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.

  3. A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario,…

    A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. An eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, South Australia.

    2. A southern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Frankston, Victoria, Australia.

    3. A Skye terrier.

      • In fact, few drop-eared Skyes are being exhibited and none of the present top winners has them.

    4. Obsolete form of sky.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Skye. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA