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Maya or Sasha for a girl?

50 replies

mumofgirls35 · 01/01/2024 17:09

Hello, I'm curious to hear the general consensus on which of these two names is nicer. Thanks for your time.

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ivor · 01/01/2024 17:26

How would you pronounce Maya?

Zephyry · 01/01/2024 17:29

Sasha. There are a lot of Maya's (pronounced my-a)

villamariavintrapp · 01/01/2024 17:43

Maya is very common, and Sasha is mostly a boys name I think, I'd go for Mischa.

urbanbuddha · 01/01/2024 17:48

Sasha.
(The boys version is usually spelt ‘Sacha’.)

RuthW · 01/01/2024 17:53

Sasha.

I don't like names that can be said two ways.

Lilacdressinggown · 01/01/2024 18:24

Sasha

Lilacdressinggown · 01/01/2024 18:24

villamariavintrapp · 01/01/2024 17:43

Maya is very common, and Sasha is mostly a boys name I think, I'd go for Mischa.

Sasha is definitely a girls name.

ChanelNo19EDT · 01/01/2024 18:26

Sasha

theduchessofspork · 01/01/2024 18:26

Sasha - too many Mayas about

goodgriefsean · 01/01/2024 18:27

Sasha. Maya/Mia/Maia/Mya variations are super common and have too much potential for confusion over spelling and pronunciation.

CynthiaKnicksOn · 01/01/2024 18:29

There are loads of Mayas, but I do like it. I'm not keen on Sasha.

Feel free to ignore, as you didn't ask for suggestions, but how about Saskia?

MolkosTeenageAngst · 01/01/2024 18:31

I like Maya pronounced May-a but not so keen on it pronounced My-a so I guess it depends which you’re using?

I’m not keen on Sasha at all as it has negative connotations for me. I’ve only ever known two Sasha’s, one male and one female and neither very nice.

Hibernatalie · 01/01/2024 18:32

I prefer Maya

SheFliesLikeABirdInTheSky · 01/01/2024 18:32

I like Maya!

BeyondImagining · 01/01/2024 18:39

I love Sasha

Pieceofpurplesky · 01/01/2024 18:39

Sasha.
I once had a class with a Maya (may-a), Maya (My-a) and a Mia. To make it worse there was an Alicia (al-eesh-a) and an Alicia (A-liss/y-a) in the same class. My menopausal brain was fried. Not a reason to pick a name I know!

marshmallowfinder · 01/01/2024 18:41

RuthW · 01/01/2024 17:53

Sasha.

I don't like names that can be said two ways.

Agree, and Sasha is a lovely name.

amylou8 · 01/01/2024 18:47

I love Maya, but they'll be another 2 I her class. I'd go for Sasha which beautiful too.

Onelife2024 · 01/01/2024 18:59

I love Maya.

WashItTomorrow · 01/01/2024 19:00

Sasha.

MaloneMeadow · 01/01/2024 19:06

They’re both beautiful but I’d go with Sasha, I’ve always loved it! Maya is nice but so common, Sasha is a bit more unique and fresher

Strawberrycheesecake7 · 01/01/2024 19:09

I like Maya. Nothing wrong with Sasha but Maya sounds prettier in my opinion.

MerryChristmasToYou · 01/01/2024 19:09

Sasha

tokesqueen · 01/01/2024 19:12

Too many Mayas.
Slightly more keen on Sasha. Love Saskia though.

Cotswoldmama · 01/01/2024 19:28

I love Sasha, I knew a Sashi growing up and always thought it was a beautiful name