Sasha - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Sasha \s(a)-

, also used as boy's name Sasha, is pronounced SAH-shah. It is of Russian origin. Short form of Alexander (Greek) "man's defender". The -sha ending may not be feminine in Russia, though it is in America.

Sasha has 6 variant forms: Sacha, Sasa, Sascha, Saschenka, Sasheen and ZsaZsa.

For more information, see also related names Saskia and Alexandra.

Baby names that sound like Sasha are Saisha and Saesha.

Sasha is a very common first name for women (#893 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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