Names for a Franglais baby

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Hi All

we are a French/ English couple living in the uk and expecting a boy.

my wife likes the name Sacha (amongst others) which is more popular in France.

at first I didn’t like it (reminds me of Sacha baron cohen and Borat) but now it’s growing on me.

It quite unusual but wondering if we may grow to dislike it over time.

any thoughts?

thanks

I think the Sacha/Alexandre thing might have something to do with Russia. My son’s friend has a Russian parent.

"I'm a big fan of Louis, but my wife things it might be pronounced Lewis in the UK."

This is incredibly unlikely.

I like Sacha!

I know 2 French/English boys from 2 different families in the UK, both teens. They are called Alex (short for Alexandre, I presume) and Jules.

I like Sacha

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Yes, Sasha/Sacha is one of the more common nicknames for both Alexander and Alexandra in Russia.

At first glance, it makes about as much sense as calling a Margaret 'Peggy'. But it might be because the 3rd syllable ('sa') is the stressed one in both those names, and 'sha' is a common diminuitive suffix in Russian (also Daria > Dasha and Maria > Masha, for example)

French family here but I'm English. For a boy I would have used Nicolas but Niko for short to have a French flair. Modern but has that classic full name when needed (if they are even needed anymore).

I have a friend who had exactly this problem.
She is English, he is French but his family Portuguese, and they lived in Welsh speaking Wales. So they had to have a name that worked in English, French, Portuguese and Welsh.

Max was their solution.