Alexander, NN Sasha

As others have said, the spelling has nothing to do with the gender, it has to do with the language/country.

France - Sacha (think ho they pronounce le chat)
Germany - Sascha (most words use sch instead of sh)
England - Sasha

Also, in Germany the name is only allowed for boys.

mouldy, as several people have already pointed out, Sacha is French and Sasha is used in other various countries of Europe. Sascha is German. Sasza is Polish. Sasja is Dutch. And on and on and on.

Nothing to do with the sex of the child. Sacha/Sasha etc is primarily a male name in Europe but more recently has been used for girls too so can be considered unisex at this point. In a lot of European countries, it's almost exclusively a male name.

Or just call him Sacha and bypass Alexander altogether.

If he's introduced to everyone as Sacha it would be a bit odd if someone took it upon themselves to refer to him as Alex.

I agree with pp that you would need to call him by the nn from day 1 or people will try to call him Alex. I have an Alexander and wanted to call him Alec for short but most people call him Alex automatically - even I've started doing it now .

Sacha is a boys name
Sasha is a girls name
Why would you call him Alexander if actually ypu don't like the name enough to call him that and need to choose a nickname in advance? Nicknames evolve!

I think you'd have to introduce your ds as Sasha from day one - that way it will stick. If he is known as Alexander then the Alex shortening is probably inevitable.

I absolutely love the Alexander/Sasha combination. I have an imaginary husband called Sasha. He never keeps me awake with his snoring like the real one who is lying next to me...snoring

We only know boy Sashas (often nickname for Alexander). I like it.

In France, you'd spell it Sacha due to the different pronunciation. But in the UK it's Sasha. In Germany it's Sascha.

I've always loved the name - maybe because I had a bit of a crush on a male Sacha when I was a teenager

Once the child has started school you will not be able to control their nn, so as you say you don't like Alex, I'd find another name.

Also, Zander has been massively popular lately so he could be one of several in his class.

I love Alexander nn Sasha, but my favourite nn for it is Alec.

My dd2 would have been Sacha, if she'd been a boy. As it is, her teddy got the name. It suits him...

Lex is a very common nickname for Alexander round these parts.

I know a woman whose name is Alexandra but goes by Sasha.

My dad is Sasha (aka Shurik). Personally I would not choose a name ending with "a", as it is indeed seen as a female name. I know a teenage Russian boy called Nikita ( very popular name in Russia for many years now), and he hates his name and insists that he is "Nick".

I've got a Sacha middle name Valentine and I still love it 12 years later , only met one other Sacha in that time so not overused. It means helper of mankind, no one ever forgets his name, it's very cool and will carry him well through life strong and positive I think

I went to primary school many years ago with a girl called Sasha so I've always associated it as a female name especially with that spelling. Sacha is the male spelling I think? I always thought both were a name in their own right and wouldn't think of them as being a nn and it's certainly not a nn that I would automatically pair with Alexander

I would just use Sascha on its own if you like it. It's a lovely name. That way Alex/ Alexander doesn't even come into it

Alexander is a family name, we have an Allie, Alex, Sandy etc but no Sasha. I think it's great and would think of it as a boys name not a girls name. Agree that when he's little most other adults will use the name you use but when he starts school who knows what will happen. Or maybe he will want to be an Alexander (my brother was always called a short form of his name in the family but uses his 'proper' name professionally and has done since he started Uni).

I have an Alexandra known as Sasha. If she'd been a boy, she would have been Alexander and I would have liked to still use the nn Sacha but where I live it's pretty much exclusively a girl's name so would most likely have used Alex and I'm not keen on Zander or Sandy either.

Love Sasha. Definitely a boy's name. In Germany you aren't allowed to use it for girls. Spelling differences are geographical as opposed to indicative of sex. Sacha is French iirc.

Ive never heard Sasha on a girl, only boys. I know two Sashas (both Alexander) and one boy with Sasha as a middle name

Don't do it.

I wanted Alexendar NN Xander and got cold feet at the last minute.

19 years later, Xander would have been impossible. Alexander's are just Al or Alex.

I've been aware for years now as 'what if', and it just wouldnt have happened..