it's hard to read...it says: (SKIE-ler) 1. Origin: a female personal name, the anglicization of a Dutch surname. Schuyler, meaning quite literally, "scholar, schoolteacher" or, more simply, "one of school;" from the Latin schola "a place for instruction and learning:" ultimately borrowed from the Greek word skholl "a meeting place for leisurely, philosophical discussion;" 2. Historic: a surname deriving from an occupation name and originally given to either a scholar or some sort of a schoolteacher (an academic or philosophical instructor); the surname was first adapted by the Germans as Schúler later as Schuyler by the Dutch; one of the earliest surnames found in the New World colonies, having been brought to America by Dutch settlers in the 17th century and made famous by Revolutionary War hero Philip Schuyler (1733-1804): 3. Usage: its early use as a given name is found in America (Schuyler Colfax, the 17th U.S. Vice President, 1869-1873), later anglicized to Skyler and Skylar, generally treated as masculine though increasingly used for girls since the late 20th century.
