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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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Dolallytats · 03/03/2022 18:00

My uncle's beautiful Red Setter dog (girl)from when I was a kid. I do know an adult male Sasha, but always thought of it as a girl's name before I met him.

TitoMojito · 03/03/2022 18:00

Sasha from Holby City Grin but I do tend to view Sasha as a girl's name.

oishutup · 03/03/2022 17:59

I love the name Sasha! It was on the name list for my daughter.
But not unusual for boys either.

becca3210 · 03/03/2022 17:58

I think of a girl. A pretty name

tintodeverano2 · 03/03/2022 17:57

My nans smelly old dog. Sorry!

BiscuitLover3678 · 03/03/2022 17:56

@user1493494961

I know an Alexander who is known as Sasha.
Is that because it’s the Russian version of the name?
Luna2 · 03/03/2022 17:56

Russian boy

Unmute · 03/03/2022 17:56

One of my favourite law professors was a man called Sasha. But I also worked with a very annoying female Sasha. I don't think I'd make any assumptions about the sex of the person based on the name.

Ourlady · 03/03/2022 17:56

Distel

user1493494961 · 03/03/2022 17:55

I know an Alexander who is known as Sasha.

TinaTurtle · 03/03/2022 17:55

Similar to Tara, I think, as both make cool names for either a boy or a girl.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 03/03/2022 17:55

A german shepherd dog.

ThymePoultice · 03/03/2022 17:54

@cheesychipsfan

Sasha to me is a girls name. I've only known one and she was in DD's class lovely girl from mc background.
The obsession with class on this thread is a bit icky.
Justleaveitblankthen · 03/03/2022 17:53

I know little girls in my DC's class with that name ( 20 years ago ) 10 years ago I wanted 'Sacha' for my male dog, but was out voted.

TolkiensFallow · 03/03/2022 17:53

I always think of girls. But apparently there’s a boy in my daughters class called Sascha.

StopForAMinute · 03/03/2022 17:52

It makes me think girls name.

drpet49 · 03/03/2022 17:52

Girls name to me. And I think Russian.

Stokey · 03/03/2022 17:52

I know a boy and a girl called Sasha. The boy is short for Alexander but the family call him Sasha. Girl is just Sasha. I don't think of it as "chavvy" or either of them. Both nice kids - they don't know each other - both suit it.

AllPowerfulLizardPerson · 03/03/2022 17:51

If you live in a diverse area, it'll be mainly a boys name, because that's the dominant usage in mainland especially eastern Europe

It can be used for girls, but that's less common. If you call him Alexander in full, there's loads of lovely short forms, including this one

mizzo · 03/03/2022 17:51

Firstly Baron Cohen

Secondly our old neighbours Alsatian

BobLep0nge · 03/03/2022 17:51

A hansome man or a dog.

duvetdayforeveryone · 03/03/2022 17:50

I love that name for a boy :)

BiscuitLover3678 · 03/03/2022 17:49

Russian boy

Any girl

cheesychipsfan · 03/03/2022 17:49

Sasha to me is a girls name. I've only known one and she was in DD's class lovely girl from mc background.

feellikeanalien · 03/03/2022 17:48

I think of it as a girl's name first. My DD had a Sasha in her class.