Skye
proper nounnounattested in dialogue
- //skaɪ//
A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.
proper noun
- 1
A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.
- 2
A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
- 3
An eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, South Australia.
- 4
A southern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
- 5
Variant of Isle of SkyeEllipsis 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
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.
noun
- 1
A Skye terrier.
In fact, few drop-eared Skyes are being exhibited and none of the present top winners has them.
Forms
- plural
- Skyes
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