Saskia or Scarlett

[Calmondeck]

DH & I still have 4 months to go until first DC. Not sure if this is a good or bad thing given how wildly our liked names are changing.

We think we like Saskia and Scarlett but not sure if they sound too harsh. Also, (and could be an obvious reason to rule it out) we’re debating whether Saskia is pronounced Sah-skia or Sas-kia (hope this isn’t too ridiculous a question).

Grateful for any thoughts on these two names

Scarlett.
(Have only ever heard Saskia pronounced with a short ‘a’ though.)

Saskia. I've only ever heard it pronounced Saskia never Sarskia.

Love both. Only thing worth noting with Scarlett is that she may get nicknamed Scar and you might not like that

Saskia - only know this as Sass-kia.

I know a few Scarletts.

I’ve got a Scarlett, it’s never been shortened by anyone. Although frequently misspelt.

Saskia (sass-Kia)

Saskia is lush

Saskia is wonderful

Saskia is lovely!

Saskia

Saskia

I know a couple of young scarletts and a new baby. so I vote saskia , it’s a lovely name. In our house she would probably be known as sassy, which is also lovely!

Saskia. Lovely name. Scarlett is great but lots of them about around here.

Only ever heard Saskia not Sahskia.

I really dislike Saskia but I LOVE Scarlett. It's my top choice if I ever have a DD.
I think it sounds feminine but strong.

One of my closest friends is named Saskia so my vote goes to that name. Very pretty and classy.

I don't like either but if had to choose I would go with Scarlet.

I've only ever heard it pronounced
Sas-kee-ah

Saskia (Sassy as a nickname)

Saskia is fab. It was our girls name when I was expecting 8 years ago. I remember being at a hospital appointment and a patient called Saskia being called in for her appointment. Phoned DH straight away as it was the first girls name I’d loved and he loved it too as soon as I told him.

We don’t have a Saskia as we had a boy instead.

I know a couple of Scarletts but no Saskias

I love both but I think I'd go Saskia, purely because I live in an area where the letter t gets dropped, I even do it myself without thinking sometimes. DS's best friend is called Scarlett and I hate how it sounds when I drop the t myself accidentally.

Saskia is gorgeous.

A poster on here has the username SaskiaRembrandtWasFramed, which is brilliant

I'm not into names like Scarlett, Jade, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald etc

Love Saskia, don't meet many, the only one I know is awesome.

Scarlett - meh. 10 a penny!

Saskia!

I’m tempted to say Scarlett as I love Saskia and might use it myself and think it may be about to become big! It’s pronounced Sasss-Kia not Sarrrs-kia. I think it has Eastern European origins so would have a short “a”.

Definitely Saskia (not sar-skia) I really like it, feel it's quite unusual at the moment, but I have an irrational major dislike of scarlett so I may be biased

Saskia is lovely! Definitely the nicer of the two.

I also have only ever heard it pronounced Sass-Kia. Never sah-skia.