"Sky" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From sky. As a surname, a translation of German Himmel and an anglicization of Ashkenazic surnames ending in -sky. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sky}} sky, {{bor|en|de|Himmel}} German Himmel Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sky
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Sky-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A unisex given name from English. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English female given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Sky-en-name-NM8lzWaD Disambiguation of English female given names: 6 85 3 6 Disambiguation of English male given names: 6 85 3 6 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 4 87 3 6 Categories (other): English unisex given names from English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 63 1 27 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Skye
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sky
  1. Obsolete form of Skye (“Scottish island”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: Skye (extra: Scottish island)
    Sense id: en-Sky-en-name-O-j9iJKt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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