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Saskia

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chaostrulyreigns · 08/06/2010 18:06

I have just read on another thread that this name is considered "chavvy".

Now, I'm not a categoriser, but wondered what other people's perception of the name is.

Thanks.

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A1980 · 22/08/2010 17:44

I never thought of Saskia as chavvy. I only ever met one in my life, she was in my sister's class at school and I thought it was a very cool name.

MimiSas · 22/08/2010 15:47

In Dutch (where the name comes from) the first 'a' (Sas-) is pronounced like the first 'a' in Barcelona.

lidofabiro · 09/06/2010 20:26

Sass-kia

LuluF · 09/06/2010 18:37

Sass-kia

IWouldNotCouldNotWithAGoat · 09/06/2010 18:19

do you pronounce Sass-kia or Sarss-kia?

skihorse · 09/06/2010 03:51

I think it's lovely. I've only known two (both Dutch) - one of them frighteningly posh.

n.b., I've worked & lived in The Netherlands for 10 years and have only met one in the line of work... so not overly common here either.

MagalyZz · 08/06/2010 22:53

I don't think it is considered Chavvy I think one poster took a dislike to a poster who has a child called Saskia, and defended the name when it was slagged off. That poster went a bit bananas and said loads of weird stuff, took some really offensive name-changed, exploded, disappeared....

Shaz10 · 08/06/2010 22:51

I think that was my fault, but I've been misunderstood. I said that there was a chav on Big Brother called Saskia. And suddenly everyone said that we were calling the name chavvy.

zozzle · 08/06/2010 22:49

Unless it's Prudence, Henrietta or Beatrice, it'll be chavvy according to MN

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chaostrulyreigns · 08/06/2010 22:44

Ahha - that's the one.

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LuluF · 08/06/2010 22:43

I've just been watching Saskia Reeve on 'Luther' and she's quite posh (not in that though) and Vanessa Feltz has a Saskia, if I remember correctly.

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chaostrulyreigns · 08/06/2010 22:30

When we had just named her there was an Eas'enders connection that people kept mentioning. Now we don't watch it so I started to get a bit fed up.

Had a great response though - "Nooooo, she was Rembrandt's wife".

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saslou · 08/06/2010 21:57

I like Saskia and would not consider it at all 'chavvy'. If anything, I think of it as 'posh'.

Missus84 · 08/06/2010 21:46

I'd have thought of it as posh if anything - I've known too, one posh and one Dutch.

LynetteScavo · 08/06/2010 21:44

I saw that thread too, OP.

A few years ago there were 2 Saskia's on Big Brother, with I think may have lead some people to think it's "chavvy", but I really don't

The only RL one I've met is 5 with V' posh parents.

KickArseQueen · 08/06/2010 21:40

Love it, was by "girl" option, but I had a boy..............

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chaostrulyreigns · 08/06/2010 21:36

Ok. Apologies for the Chat by stealth. but the reason I ask is I have a Saskia too.

We chose it as we thought it was classless.

EleanorD - mine is nn Sassie (although she's rebelling now and insists on Sassy!) which I don't think is harsh.

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EleanorD · 08/06/2010 21:14

Would also think of it as posh rather than chavvy. It's on my shortlist so I'm v.keen on it! My only concern is whether it sounds too 'harsh' for a baby girl - am mulling it over!

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chipmonkey · 08/06/2010 19:07

I would actually think of it as posh!
Probably because it featured in a Joanna Trollope book with Aga cookers and the like.

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Tortington · 08/06/2010 18:53

it sounds like the name you would give to a german shephard bitch

LetThereBeRock · 08/06/2010 18:50

I don't think it's at all 'chavvy' but I don't like it.I think it's a rather ugly name.