A sister for Sacha.....

[gherkins]

HELP! 32 weeks and we are not making any progress on a name for DD2.

DD1 (as title would suggest!) is a Sacha. Suits her down to the ground and is a name I loved way before she was even born. Struggling to find a name for DD2 though - we have long lists and shorter lists, but nothing really seems to jump out at us. Surely it should be easier than this? I feel a bit bad that DD1 has the only girls' name I really love, while DD2 seems destined to just be lumbered with a name that is somehow second best....

We like strong, not-too-flowery names that suggest a bit of oomph and personality, and don't want anything too girly/popular like Poppy/Daisy/Flopsy etc.

So far our list is (in very rough order of preference):

ALEX (the only name we can vaguely agree on, but I am worried that with 2 daughters named Sacha and Alex people will think we are Russian .... Do you think this would be a problem? Also, very strictly speaking - again in Russian - Sacha is a nickname for Alex, so could be more potential weirdness. But it's a name we both like - unisex, strong, will stand test of time)

SCARLETT (this was DH's choice for DD1, but when she arrived she just didn't look like a Scarlett, so we went with my first choice)

And then the others:

Lily (slightly breaking our non-flowery rule, but this seems to be growing on me)
Isabel
Ivy
Leila/Layla
Jasmin (DH likes this, I'm not sure)
Alice

Suggestions welcome!

Misha?

Has anyone suggested Zara.

Alexis? It's a girls name.

How about Kiki, Coco, Bo or Bebe. There's a theme their me thinks.

Alice is beautiful and classic. I would pick this if I ever have another dd. Ivy is also very pretty.

I think the perfect name to go with Sacha is Saskia.

But also like
Alice
Dora
Eleanor
Hannah
Rosa
Vivienne

Iris Mariane

Sacha and Eliska (Czech form of Elizabeth)
Sacha and Sybil
Sacha and Sylvie
Sacha and Nina
Sacha and Alicia
Sacha and Nola
Sacha and Laila
Sacha and Romy
Sacha and Seren
Sacha and Willa
Sacha and Helena
Sacha and Sabrina
Sacha and Jemima
Sacha and Maris
Sacha and Cosima

You really must talk your DH out of Alex. I agree with him about Megan though.

I like Jasmine

How about Carmen?

I think Sacha and Leila sound great together. Or what about Sacha and Greta?

Carly?

Sascha and Sophie.

Sacha?

My DH is a Sasa and yes, his full name is Aleksandar - so for me the Sasa/Sasha/Sacha & Alexs combo seems wrong.

Some gorgeous suggestions already - love Cosima, Seren, Saskia and Romy.
I think Marina, Natalia and Felicity or Zara would go quite nicely too.

Petra
Camilla
Freya
Zoe
Loved Alexis- someone else had suggested it above
Ella

Alexa / Alexis / Alex
Stella
Frankie (not as a nn to anything)
Stevie (ditto)
Ellen / Eleanor
Ursula

I actually find Alex quite boring alongside Sacha -

Sacha sounds interesting and quirky whereas Alex i find a little yawnful iykwim? I disagree that they are similar - both could be mistaken for male names but i do not think they are similar? Perhaps thats just me?

The same goes with Lily, Isabel, Alice - all very nice names do not get me wrong - but i feel you are not really wanting nice and a name that others in the class are liekly to have?

Scarlett i quite like tbh

Sacha & Phoebe
Sacha & Felicity
Sacha & Susannah (Suki nn)
Sacha & Erin
Sacha & Gabrielle
Sacha & Estelle (stella nn)
Sacha & Xanthe (or Xanthia)
Sacha & Tabitha
Sacha & Charity
Sacha & Erica
Sacha & Siobhan
Sacha & Elsa
Sacha & Esme
Sacha & Martha
Sacha & Lydia
Sacha & Honor

Not necessarily similar sounding, but Sacha or Sasha are diminutives of Aleksander in Russian, so essentially the same name.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh i see!

I think Sascha and Scarlet would be lovely together.

Or
Sascha and Louisa
Sascha and Erin
Sascha and Ava
Sascha and Elsa --- This combination sound really pretty
Sascha and Grace
Sascha and Tessa
Sascha and Milla

We love sausage dogs - i agree when reading my list back i ADORE sacha and elsa!!!!!!!!!

My daughter is Alexandra nn Sacha so I would not entertain Alex - same name!

I don't see any problem using sacha and Alex and think alex is a great name. They may have originated from the same name but they are very different sounding. It's no different to me for someone to use elizabeth and isabel. I wouldn't worry about the Russian issue. I don't think Alex is used in Russian- as you say sacha is the diminutive of alexandr but this is a boys name in Russian soi can't see why this should be a problem at all.
Other than that I love the name Isabel

Can I hijack quickly - love the name Sacha, but is there a gender difference between spelling it Sacha or Sascha, or is it just personal preference?

My husband spells it Sasa (with a tiny 'v') about the 2nd 'S' and that is from the Serbian way of spelling it. My Lativian friend (a girl - called Alexandra) spells hers in English as Sasha. So I think it's a personal preference but I'm no expert!