Sascha Klein is a German diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform with teammate Patrick Hausding. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in men's 10 m platform where he finished in 9th place. He also competed in men's synchronized 10 m platform with teammate Patrick Hausding. They finished in 4th place.
I don't understand how people view this as a masculine name. Sasha and Sascha will always be feminine-sounding names to me.
― Anonymous User 3/2/2016
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It doesn't mean noble in battle in Russian, and would not be used as a full name in Russia. It is short for Aleksandr or Aleksandra which means "defender of men". However, in other European countries, Sasha is used as a full name, often transcribed from "Саша" to the phonetics of that country i.e. Sasha in English, Sascha in German and Sacha in French.