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what can Sasha be a girls' nn for?

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itsawonderfuldarleneconnorlife · 21/12/2010 17:52

I like Sasha but sounds too nnish on its own.

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jkklpu · 29/12/2010 20:56

Umnitsa - love your MN name

bambiandthumper · 28/12/2010 18:46

Alexandra, Natasha, Anastascia,
my fave is Alexandra :o

anamaria22 · 25/12/2010 21:26

Alexander/Alexandra are normally the long versions for Sasha. I know more male Sashas than female ones personally.

ShakinScarecrow · 25/12/2010 19:28

I have a Sasha (girl) and it isn't short for anything!

ShoshanaBlue · 25/12/2010 03:09

Sorry, it reminds me of Sacha Distel - also there is a local hotel called Sacha's which allegedly does hourly rates! (They say it's for airport stopovers, but there is no airport near).

othersideofchannel · 24/12/2010 13:26

Yes, in France it is SaCHa.

mopsyflopsy · 24/12/2010 11:15

Found this on Wikipedia:

"Sasha originated in countries of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe as a diminutive of Alexander and Alexandra. It is also found as a surname, although this is very rare. Alternative spellings include: Саше (Macedonian), Sa?a (Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian), Sasza (Polish), Sashko (Ukrainian), Sascha (German), Sasja (Dutch), and Sacha (French).

This name is especially common in Europe where it is used primarily by males as a diminutive of Alexander, although females may also use it as a diminutive of Alexandra. Despite its popularity in informal usage, the name is rarely recorded on birth certificates in countries such as Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, as it is considered a diminutive and not a formal name. Exceptions are Serbia and Croatia.

In Germany, the civil registry offices allow the inscription of Sascha in birth certificates as a formal name but only for boys."

mopsyflopsy · 24/12/2010 11:13

Sascha is a very common boys name in Germany, I think the Russian spelling is also Sascha.

In France it is spelt Sacha (as in French you pronounce the ch as sh).

I would find it weird meeting a female Sascha/Sasha/Sacha but I'm sure I could get used to it.

onimolap · 24/12/2010 07:16

I picture it as entirely a boys' name too.

But if that's the sort of name you want, then I'd say it would go with Alexandra.

glovesoflove · 24/12/2010 07:03

Have an Alexandra so biased but it's a great name with loads of nn potential - I really like Sasha.

blackeyedsusan · 24/12/2010 02:20

alexandra. Did consider it on one of our lists, shortened to sasha

thefurryone · 23/12/2010 11:01

It's not a name that I would immediately associate as being a nickname, but if you did go with Alexandra then it would give your DD more options if she ever decided she wasn't keen.

tammytoby · 22/12/2010 22:28

I know too many male Sashas (short for Alexander) that I can't associate it with girls (yet) Smile.

Natasha is lovely but wouldn't generelly be shortened to Sasha (although I know the Obamas have).

herhonesty · 22/12/2010 22:17

i think sasha is a lovely name on its own. natasha isnt a very nice name and alexandra isnt that nice either.

lilly13 · 22/12/2010 16:50

Sasha is a NN for Alexandra (well, at least in Russia and Eastern Europe). it is too casual on its own, although i have met a few americans (mostly jewish) who have this as a full name. Love Alexandra, but would not name Sasha as a full name...

Teela · 22/12/2010 00:14

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ShanahansRevenge · 22/12/2010 00:13

Saskia?

Imarriedafrog · 22/12/2010 00:10

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FrustratedHippy · 22/12/2010 00:03

deffo NOT Natasha

Sasha/Sacha/ Sascha is shortened version of Aleandra/der

FrustratedHippy · 22/12/2010 00:01

My DD is Sacha ( i liked that spelling better and back then there was no Baron-Cohen) and she is Alexandra.

We alternate but despite LOVING Alexandra I did not like Alex so she is Sacha to most of the world!

PracticallyImperfectInEveryWay · 21/12/2010 23:54

DD is Sasha, so to me it's a name in its own right. I've never been asked what it's short for. If you like it more than the long versions, why not just use it?

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 21/12/2010 21:46

I would say Alexandra, too.

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wigglesrock · 21/12/2010 20:31

Sacha is the nn for Alexander (typically Russian) same as using Sandy for Alexander. For a girl I would assume Alexandra. I like Sasha for a girl, I wouldn't worry about it being nicknamey. I am 32 weeks pregnant and have mentioned it to husband a few times, but he associates it with Barrack Obama's daughter.

mamaloco · 21/12/2010 19:23

SaSha for girls (alexandra)
SaCha for boys (alexander)
Umnitsa is spot on!