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I only like it on a boy, to me it's completely masculine and very handsome. My cousin's fiance is named Sacha and I think it's really awesome because it fits him so well. To my knowledge no one has pronounced his name wrong, he's always been SASH-a. Oh, and his full name is Sacha, it's not a nickname.

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Anyone feel free to correct me on this, but I believe it's the pronunciation that gives you the nicknames Sasha / Sacha. If you look at the German and Dutch pronunciations it SAHN and not ZAN. So I can see how Sasha comes from that.

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Sacha Rose is okay, but since I like it only on a boy, I'm immediately turned off. I also think of Sarah Rose at first glance, which is a bit boring IMO.

I majored in Russian in college (many, many moons ago) so I can only see Sasha as a boy's nn for Alexander.

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Nns in Russian are a lot of fun. Suffice it to say they love to make the nn as soft and "smooshy" as possible. The "x / ks" sound in Russian is what turns into an "s" sound at the start of Sasha. Maria becomes Masha, Pavel becomes Pasha. There's no real formula, just the desire to smoosh.

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I prefer the Sasha spelling because there are strict transliteration rules and that's how a linguist would spell it. (I'm guessing the "ch" spelling is a German or Yiddish one. But as I say, that's just a guess. Does anyone else know for sure?)

I only like Sasha on a boy and then only spelt Sascha because Sacha and Sasha look so incomplete to me. I can't stand it on a girl at all, it's completely masculine to me.

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Russian nicknames puzzle me as well, but I usually love them. They have a certain charm. I love Mascha, for example. It's just so... Russian to me. LOL. :)

I like Sasha better. Sacha just looks weird to me. I like it about the same for boys and girls.

i prefer it as a nn for a boy. russian nns kind of do that, where they have a basis in the name, but really do change into another form. [e.g. avdotya - nn dunya/dounia/dunechka] i do know of one little girl named sasha. i feel like in the united states at least it is thoguht of as more feminine. i do think it's a little nicknamey. maybe a nn for sandra or alexandra/ria, etc. also i don't think that sacha is too hard to pronounce. it's a little more interesting i think, too. :)

I like the spelling Sasha

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And oddly enough I like it as a full name, since I've only seen it as one. I actually don't like the name that much. I don't think Rose should be used as a middle name for any name. It's such a beautiful name and should be a first name.

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Rose Sasha's not bad

This message was edited 1/5/2009, 10:08 AM

I like Sasha, but only for a boy. I think it's too masculine for a girl. Spelling Sacha is OK, but Sasha is a lot better.

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Sacha Rose doesn't sound so good, too much s- and z-sounds in one name.

This message was edited 1/5/2009, 10:18 AM

Sasha

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Here, Sasha is used both for boys and girls, personally I prefer Sasha for a boy and Shura for a girl.

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I only like Sasha spelling, because in Russian and other Slavic languages (including mine), 'sh' is one letter and 'ch' is a different letter and sh is always like shoes and ch is always pronounced like in church.

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You get Sasha, because -sha is a Russian diminutive ending added to the middle syllable of Alek-SA-nder. You also have MA-ria = MA-SHA, DA-ria = DA-SHA, MI-hael = MI-SHA, etc.

This message was edited 1/5/2009, 10:28 AM

I generally prefer it spelled Sasha and I like it as a nickname only. I haven't met one personally that I remember, but my first association with the name was a male character in a Russian novel.

Sasha looks nicer to me. I'm not sure what's the more "philological" transcription.
Personally I prefer it on boys, but as a nn it works on both genders.

Well, I'm a bit biased because I named my first daughter Sasha as her full name. (Her mn is Brianne, which honors a relative but isn't exactly ms - she loves it though). I like it as both a girls' and boys' name. No one has ever asked me if it was a nickname for Alexandra or mistaken her for a boy. To me, the "sh" sound is very soft and feminine, especially with the A on the end. I picked the name because its not that common but is still familiar and because it just sounds like a sweet and sassy little whisper.

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Anyway, my Sasha-bug is three now and I think it is a perfect name for her. She is a bookworm, creative and curious and she loves to dance. I get lots of compliments on her name.

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Sacha is cute, too. I like it better, actually, but I'm always trying to stick to names that teachers and classmates can pronounce and remember easily, on the first try. Nobody ever forgets Sasha's name.

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Good luck!

I like it better on a girl, though it's tollerable on a boy... Can go either way, but I think it's cute on a girl- esp. if she suits it. I prefer Sasha simply because prn. is more obvious for those not so familiar with the name.
I knew 1 guy named Sacha and have met a couple gals by that name on occasion, I believe. 1 was in my bunkhouse at camp many years ago and it totally suited her.
Sasha Rose is ok... Kinda pretty.

I like it spelled Sascha on a boy.

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:D

I prefer Sascha, but for a nn for Alexander!

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It's not terrible on a girl though, a little cute, but definitely a boy's name.