What do you think of Saskia?

[Andie20521]

What do you think of Saskia as a girl's name? It's listed on Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder.

My DH is Dutch, so we want to go for a Dutch name.

I don't mind it being shortened to Sas or Sassy, but is it easy enough to pronounce?

[LaundryLyne]

I like it, and yes it's easy to pronounce

[luciemule]

I love it - my friend's dd (11) is called that and she really suits it. It's easy to pronounce and good for all age stages.

[Andie20521]

Thanks for the speedy replies!

Not due till November, but its my favourite at the moment

[PestoEatsPastiesandSurfboards]

I like it a lot.

[5DollarShake]

It's not really to my taste, but is a nice name.

I definitely prefer it pronounced Sah-skia than Sass-kia. Just my personal preference.

[Threelittleducks]

Ooo, like it a lot. Lovely
Very fiesty and no-nonsense!

[smother]

Like it a lot. Unusual without being off the wall. Strong but pretty. All the things I would look for in a name!

[proudfoot]

Yes it's easy to pronounce

V nice name

[SilveryMoon]

I like it

[foxyjbro99]

Love it, it's on my shortlist too
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[veyron]

Not keen sorry.

[DrivenToDistraction]

Saskia is great. Mariska is also similar. I know all about the difficulties of finding a name that works in dutch and english.

Just for a laugh, try having a conversation with him about Eve/Eva Anne/Anne type names - guaranteed mind-bending potential. lol.

[emptyshell]

It's not one I'd stumble over doing the register in school (which is my standard for if a name's easy to say).