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!

Little Ukrainian boy in DS's class is Alexander known as Sacha - so boy.

Avery - girl.

I know one girl called SaSHa and lots of boys called SaCHa. So if spoken I would prob think boy but reserve judgement.

We are so living with this problem! We called our son Noah - a boy, right? Except here in Spain Noah would be translated as Noé, Noa (no h) is a girls name. So everyone ALWAYS assumes he´s a girl. Poor thing will have that burden his whole life. Oops

But it´s not a big deal, you explain in english (or croatian, in your case) it´s for a boy and people accept it without any hassle.

To answer your actual question - I would have thought it was a boy to see it written, to hear it I might have thought a girl at first but not have been surprised to hear it was a boy, as I know it can be used for both.

girl

girl

It's equally a boy or girl's name for Russians.

I wouldn't presume either way.

Girls because I knew a girl sasha but also boys because of sasha baron-cohen...either way!

Girl

I know a woman who spells her name Sacha, which is probably why I think "girl" when I see it. I don't know of any boys with the name.

I know someone whose boy is called Aran (husband is Albanian). Works quite well in Scotland, where it sounds a bit like the isalnd Arran. No idea if this works in Croation, or whether it would be totally in appropriate.

Spelt like that, boy's name. Spelt with two s's would be the female equivalent... If you see it, it's fine, but I think the problem might be that when you hear it said, you don't know how it is spelt and I would probably assume the child was a girl unless I knew you had Eastern European connections...

boy, but then I'm German where Sascha (and any variations) are only ever used as a boys' name

Thanks all! I feel quite reassured! Think we will go for it; dh desperate to go to the registry office and finalise it!

I think it sounds more girly, however my brother is in the process of adopting from the Ukraine, and their little boy is called sacha

Boy.

I knew a girl at school called Sasha and she had a boyfriend called Sacha, so it's both for me I'm afraid! LOL

It's a lovely name though

boy - abbreviation of alexander

but i know a little girl sasha too

I just wanted to say that Juno is the name of a brand of synthesisa (sp?) so i could never call my child Juno!!

love it as a boys name, quite classy. However, hate it as a girls name- shouts spoilt brat- but thats just probably due to the sasha we know who is quite plainly the biggest pita you would ever meet!!

boy - because I knew a boy called Sascha

Boy - only know one boy sacha and no girls!

girls name

either I like it as a boys name.

Sacha is a boy, Sasha is a girl and also the name of my first pet.

Well in Germany Sascha( Pronounced Sasha) would really only be a Boys name....so, personally I would therefore usually think of a boy, tbh...

When on Holiday near Split a lot of boys seemed to be called Djelco ( I think that is how it was spelled...was pronounced Jelco...and I think that is a fabulous name)

Love the name Luca....what is Kovaces real name...maybe that would be good in the theme

Btw...do love Sasha/Sacha