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 [ 2 syll. sas-ha, sa-sha ] The boy name Sasha is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is SAESHah KEY. Sasha is largely used in the Russian and English languages, and it is derived from Old Greek and Russian origins. The name developed as a Russian form of Alexander; it was introduced to English speakers at the start of the 20th century and has since been used as an independent name. See Sasha for more info. The name Sacha (French) and the name Sascha (German) are variants of Sasha. Sasha is a Russian pet form of the name Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic). Sasa (English, Russian, and Slavic variant spelling) is another form of Sasha. Sasha is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Sasha, Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) was the most popular. In the past century Sasha has mostly been a girl name. Baby names that sound like Sasha include Sascha (German), Sacha (French), Sachie (English), Sahaj (Indian), Sasa (English, Russian, and Slavic), Sashi (Indian), Sashka (Russian), Seiji (Japanese), Seoc (Scottish), Sewek (Polish), Shaka, Shaye (English), Shuggie (Scottish), Shuji (Japanese), Sigi (German), Sixtus (English and German), Susai (Tamil), Cecha (Spanish), Cezek (Polish), and Cisco (Spanish). KEY: Pronunciation for Sasha: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
