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What do you think of when you hear Sasha?

187 replies

BlueberryMacaron · 03/03/2022 17:43

I love the name Sasha and wondered what other people thought of it. Would you think a Sasha was a boy or a girl? Do you associate Sasha with anyone in particular?

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KateMcCallister · 03/03/2022 18:22

@waltthedog

I think of Beyoncé’s alter ego Sasha Fierce. It’s a lovely name though!
My first thought too!

DD has a Sasha in her class, female. I think it's a unisex name, like Alex or Sam.

Hoolihan · 03/03/2022 18:22

Boy, Eastern European, beautiful but tragic.

midsomermurderess · 03/03/2022 18:21

Like others, a boy called Alexander.

Svara · 03/03/2022 18:21

Boy, Russian or with a Russian parent

SisterAgatha · 03/03/2022 18:20

I absolutely love that name. Boy or girl.

ODFOx · 03/03/2022 18:20

Sacha Distel was a (male) pop star when I was a child.
I don't know anyone called Sasha, but do know a dog.
It's lovely to say, a really pleasant sound, so would make a pretty girl's name I think.

Irunforcakeandfizz · 03/03/2022 18:19

A 42 year old mum of two boys aka myself Smile although I'm spelt Sacha. I'm named after the French singer Sacha Distel.

Hellocatshome · 03/03/2022 18:17

Sasha I mean

Hellocatshome · 03/03/2022 18:16

In my head its a dogs name. I used to know a lovely Pit Bull (owners pretended it was a staff cross labrador but it wasnt) named Sacha.

PinkSyCo · 03/03/2022 18:15

Sasha is a girls name as far as I’m aware. I’m not keen on it, it sounds a bit harsh.

floatsomeandjetsum · 03/03/2022 18:14

Yes a dog I'm afraid, a German Shepard in my case.

Fl0w3ry · 03/03/2022 18:13

I think of it as a unisex name, but I associate it more towards a girls name. I think it works well for both. For a boy it makes me think of someone a bit bohemian and handsome, For a girl I imagine her growing into a strong career driven person. I don’t know why I have those associations because I don’t know anyone called Sasha.

waltthedog · 03/03/2022 18:13

I think of Beyoncé’s alter ego Sasha Fierce. It’s a lovely name though!

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 03/03/2022 18:11

I think Russia.

Cakey46 · 03/03/2022 18:09

A beautiful German Shepherd.

merrymouse · 03/03/2022 18:09

Sasha dolls

ThymePoultice · 03/03/2022 18:08

@Blueuggboots

I had a friend who called her son Sasha as her parent's were of Russian descent, but we did warn her it is very much seen as a girl's name in the U.K.
We really make ourselves look little englanders when we do that.

See also the video for Elton John’s “Nikita”. Nikita is always a male name but they cast it as a stunning female model, maybe partly for closet reasons, I dunno.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 03/03/2022 18:07

I think of a girl I was friendly with at primary school - so fond memories of 1980s Dublin.

ThymePoultice · 03/03/2022 18:06

[quote cheesychipsfan]@ThymePoultice yep it's grim. My post was sarcasm to another post who said it was chavvy Wink[/quote]
Sorry it was actually the one with the c word I was objecting to. Confused myself after seeing yours.

CourtRand · 03/03/2022 18:05

Brats dolls or Russian boys

ThymePoultice · 03/03/2022 18:05

Is that because it’s the Russian version of the name?

It’s the Russian diminutive. So in Russia it would be Alexander for formal and Sasha informally.

Same as Mikhail/Misha, Maria/Masha, Pavel/Pasha, Alexandra/Shura, Natalia/Natasha or Dimitri/Dima.

Blueuggboots · 03/03/2022 18:03

I had a friend who called her son Sasha as her parent's were of Russian descent, but we did warn her it is very much seen as a girl's name in the U.K.

cheesychipsfan · 03/03/2022 18:02

@ThymePoultice yep it's grim. My post was sarcasm to another post who said it was chavvy Wink

SummaLuvin · 03/03/2022 18:02

I view it like Alex, a completely unisex name. But in my life I have known/been aware of more male Sashas, so that is probably my very first instinct.

000YourMum000 · 03/03/2022 18:01

Makes me think of the kid in Enemy at the Gate 😥