I have a friend who is Polish. Her name is Katarina but she is called Kasia (kah-sha). I think it's very pretty and fits her.
-- Anonymous User 6/3/2006
Kasia is pronounced KAH-sha. [noted -ed] As a child all my dolls were named Kasia. Oddly it was the name that most children in Poland chose for their dolls. I suspect because the sound of 'Kasia' has an incredibly sweet and snuggly feel to it.
My Polish great-grandmother is named Catherine, but called Kasia within the family. She pronounces the name KAH-sha, but the "sh" sounds different than the typical English "sh". Its pronunciation falls somewhere between "sh" and "j", similar to the "j" in Jacques.
I'm Polish and everyone in my family calls me Kasia. I love the name, I think it's very feminine and simple but not dull. The pronunciation is: Kah-shya, not Kah-shah. I think it's something only people with some knowledge of Slavic languages can pick up, though.