Sasha (name)

Sasha is a unisex name which originated among Slavic peoples from Eastern and Southern Europe as the shortened version of Alexander and Alexandra. It is also used as a surname, although very rarely. Alternative spellings include: Саша (Sasha – Belarusian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian), Сашо (Sasho – Bulgarian), Саше (Sashe – Macedonian), Saša (Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Latvian, Lithuanian), Sasza (Polish), Sașa (Romanian), Sacha (French), Sascha (German), Sascia (Italian), Sasja (Danish and Swedish) and סשה (Sasha – Hebrew).

Sasha
Pronunciation/ˈsæʃə/ SASH
/ˈsɑːʃə/ SAH-shə
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Meaningdefender, helper of mankind
Other names
Related namesAlexandra, Alexander, Aleksandr(a), Aleksandar, Saša, Sandy, Sascha, Sacha, Sash, Sasho, Sasza, Sachie, Sacheverell, Oleksandr(a)
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