Skye

Skye takes its shape from the windswept Scottish island off the west coast, whose name traces to the Old Norse for "cloud island." The added E lends the name a softer, more intentional finish than plain Sky, and marks it as a given name rather than merely a word. It has circled American birth certificates since the 1970s and now rests at 480. One syllable, one long open vowel, nothing held back. Skye reads as nature-rooted and slightly mystical, a name that summons heather, sea cliffs, and distance. Airy, bright, and just a little bit otherworldly. Short but expansive.