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What do you think of Saskia?

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cyongaze · 31/03/2010 18:31

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

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lockets · 31/03/2010 19:33

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dizzydixies · 31/03/2010 19:31

LOVE it

Pofacedagain · 31/03/2010 19:31

I said it was a lovely name actually.

skidoodly · 31/03/2010 19:29

Saskia from bb ruined the name for me too.

I used to associate it with a cool English actress (saskia reeves?) but then that series of big brother happened and now I associate it with that dreadful woman - "a million percent" she used to say all the time too. I don't think of the name as chavvy, it just reminds me of someone I'd rather never think about again.

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Pofacedagain · 31/03/2010 19:24

Blimey. I think it is a bit harsh to call someone who has seen BB a chav, especially if they've said it is a lovely name. Downright rude actually.

But grin about it all the same.

MrsvWoolf · 31/03/2010 19:22

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LaurieFairyCake · 31/03/2010 19:12

I think it's a lovely name and I'm a bit at someone watching big brother (surely that makes the watcher a chav?) and then associating a name with someone on it and calling it chavvy.

There are 63 million people who don't watch Bir Brother so no one will know.

I think I went to school with a Saskia Hutch? or i dreamed it up from a tv programme.

Pofacedagain · 31/03/2010 19:09

Yes it was Maxwell wasn't it, rather than Max? Max nice, Maxwell, er, well, it suits him.

lotster · 31/03/2010 19:08

..and then I read the thread properly and see that that Saskia was already mentioned. harumph.

lotster · 31/03/2010 19:07

The only evidence I have ever seen of Saskia being chavvy was that brass from BB who got it on with Maxwell..

I see Saskia as a classy, ice-blonde bobbed haired, possibly 80's girl. Skis a lot

smokeandglitter · 31/03/2010 19:06

I like Saskia, though it reminds me of the character in Angela Carter's book 'Wise Children'.

lockets · 31/03/2010 19:03

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aristocat · 31/03/2010 19:02

lovely name

Pofacedagain · 31/03/2010 19:00

I think I remember that Saskia from Big Brother eons ago who used to say 'End Of' a lot and went out with a hideous cretin of a boy [not unusual for BB obviously] And I have heard the name called out a couple of times in a not so, er, elegant fashion.

But it is a lovely name. And feel quite sad I didn't have more balls to use it sometimes.

lockets · 31/03/2010 18:55

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thighsmadeofcheddar · 31/03/2010 18:53

Very pretty. The Saskia I know is also most definitely not chavvy.

Shaz10 · 31/03/2010 18:52

I've been watching too much downmarket TV, clearly

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cyongaze · 31/03/2010 18:50

Chavvy wouldn't even have occurred to me.

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Pofacedagain · 31/03/2010 18:49

I would have named dd Saskia if it were not for the fact that is has chavvy connotations. But maybe that is a silly reason. Lovely name.

msrisotto · 31/03/2010 18:47

Aah, I didn't know about the unfortunate 'enders & big brother references. Puts me off somewhat. Shame!

tiredfeet · 31/03/2010 18:47

Love it, pretty and a bit different

The Saskia I know is most definitely not chavvy (if that matters to you!)