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in reply to a message by ClaudiaS
I would guess that the US use of Sasha is simply a diminutive of Natasha (Natasha-> Tasha-> Sasha) rather then a deliberate use of the Russian male name,I don't have hard proof of this but it would make sense.
This message was edited 2/28/2013, 7:36 PM
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The younger daughter of President Obama is indeed a Natasha who is called Sasha. However, that hasn't ever made sense to me, as I don't get how the T in Tasha would normally change to an S. All the other examples I know of American women called Sasha (when it's a pet form and not the full official name) have been Alexandra on the birth certificate.
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