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[Opinions] Sasha
I really like Sasha (probably as a nickname for Alexander) as a boy's name, but I only know girls named Sasha. Wdyt about Sasha as a masculine name?

This message was edited 9/5/2006, 3:01 PM

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No, it's too feminine. I always think of Sasha Cohen; it also sounds like a cat name.
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Love it for both.
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I don't like it for a boy, even though I know it can be used as a nn for Alexander. I think it sounds better on a girl.
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I knew a guy Sasha(he was a foriegn exchange student from Russia). I don't like it.Lilypie 1st Birthday PicLilypie 1st Birthday Ticker
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I like it, but Sasha is one of those names that a boy has to ROCK to make it work, otherwise it could end up being a good way to tease a boy.
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I think it's too girl. I wouldn't use it on a boy unless you don't mind him being teased.
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I guess it could work on a boy, but it would ve very strange if his last name wasn't Russian. Doubly strange if his last name wasn't Russian and he claimed Sasha was a nn for Alexander. Most non-Russians are not going to understand how you get Sasha from Alexander and will think of the name as a girls' name.I too am used to Sasha as a name for female cats. Phillip and I adopted a cat a lady had rescued from the side of the road and raised on a bottle, and we called her Sasha. She grew up to be HUGE and also very mean, we think now she was really a feral cat who couldn't be tamed. She became so aggressive we had to find a new home for her, on a farm owned by some people we know. There she could have plenty of runing-around room and hunting, but she'd be near people if she needed them but wasn't expected to be a lap cat. lol
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I oly like Sasha as a girls name ;)Cassie Anne (not Cassandra!)
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Personally, I like it a lot more on a girl. I have heard of Sasha on guys, but they were both older, Russian, gymnastics coaches.
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Love it!
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Love it!I know three boy Sasha's and 2 girl Sasha's.
My brother Christian was going to be Sasha if he was a girl.
I found it weird on a girl until recently.I adore it on a boy!Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
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I love Sasha as a boy's name. In Sweden there are 87 men/boys and 54 women/girls named Sasha.But after what I've read about baby names in USA, I gather that it is disastrous for boys in USA to have the same name as a girl. So I would name him Alexander and use Sasha as a nn. Then he could use safe boring Alex in school."You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts.
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I'm more used to hearing it as a cat's name.The only time I've heard it on a person has been as a nickname for an Alexander, but that wasn't enough to make me automatically think male or female as a first reaction. This one is dead set on being equally unisex or feline for me.

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I used to have a cat named Sasha (a female cat). I prefer it for girls.
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I hate it!
If I had to use it though, it is definitely a girl's name, not a boy's name.
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I like Sasha (and Nikita in keeping with the whole Russian thing) for boys. I like Alexander too, but prefer Alessandro nn Sasha. Great choice!






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Love it as a masculine nn :-)
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I have a daughter named Sasha, so obviously I like it as a girl's name. To me the sound just has a feminine feel.
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YUCKI don't like Sasha on either sex.
I like Natasha on girls though.
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