Do you think girl or boy when you see this name....

[MrsLukaKovac]

Sacha....

Sorry not sure where to post this thread! I know I thought about names constantly for the last nine months so I thought I'd get most response here! DS2 born last Sunday, and as dh is Croatian we need a name that works in both english and europe. DS1 called Luka.

Sacha is known as a boys name in Europe but I don't want people constantly seeing his name and thinking he's a girl.

I'd really like to know if people's first impressions are that it is a girl's name, or if you knew it was a boys name.

Thanks!

Sacha would make me think boy as in Sacha Distel. Sasha would make me think girl's name

sorry, instantly makes me think girl
good luck with finding the right name

Honestly I didn't think boy or girl straight away. I did know it could be a boy's name too.

but I can't speak for the uneducated section of society

What pixiefish said

same as pixiefish although if heard it only without seeing it written down would probably assume girl I'm afraid

I know Sacha is a boy's name and Sasha is a girl's name.

I would assume a girl-sorry,just ignorance on my part.
Still nice name though.

girl

friends ds called sacha and love luka too. Also love juno for a boy

Ali G is a Sacha isn't he? Of course that may put you off

i automatically thinkg girl but then my brain goes Ali G (sacha Baren cohen)

It makes me think girl,but also know a bloke named sacha so wouldnt think it was odd to name a boy sacha.

Its a lovely name think it suits both girls and boys, what matters most is that you like it!

girl

OOO, I like juno!
Would prob assume girl for Sacha if it was spoken not written.

Boy.

If it were a girl I would think it was spelt incorrectly.

me too mustrunmore. Unfortunately it doesn't work that well with our surname so don't think i can use it for another boy. feel free to steal

I would have thought that it was just for a girl, until I got to know someone from Bulgaria - her ds is named Sacha.

Now would agree with pixiefish.

I love that name, but I can see your concern. I like it for a boy (like the Russian version) but do think it might be considered a bit "girly" in the UK.

What about Petar (said the UK way, spelled the croatian way?)

Or Grgur - you could use the English spelling Gregor

Or stick with Sacha it is really nice, but give him a different middle name that he could use in school if it ever became a problem (which it probably wouldn't, but you never know!)

I like the name Avery, do you think of it as a boys or a girls name?

Jesus, no, I shant be using it! Or, if I did, I'd be on dodgy ground as dh had the snip a few weeks ago

I think of Avery as a boy Rantmum! I suppose he could be Aleksandar (Sacha short for Aleksandar) officially so that he could use that at school/when he's older looking for jobs etc if he wanted to.

Thanks for all replies!