Sasha (name)

Sasha is a unisex name which originated in Eastern and Southern European countries as the shortened version of Alexander and Alexandra. It is also used as a surname, although very rarely. Alternative spellings include: Саша (Sasha – Russian, Ukrainian, Serbo-Croatian), Сашо (Sasho – Bulgarian), Саше (Sashe – Macedonian), Saša (Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Latvian, Lithuanian), Sașa (Romanian), Sacha (French), Sascha (German), Sascia (Italian^[1]), Sasja (Danish and Swedish) and סשה (Sasha – Hebrew).

Usage[]

This name is especially common in Europe, where it is used by both females and males as a diminutive of Alexandra and Alexander, respectively. Despite its popularity in informal usage, the name is rarely recorded on birth certificates in countries such as the Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine, as it is considered a diminutive, not a formal name. Exceptions are Croatia, Germany, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Switzerland.^{[citation needed]}

In French-speaking regions (Belgium, France,^[2] and Quebec^[3]), Sacha is almost exclusively given to males.^[4] In the United States the name is almost exclusively used for girls and ranked number 569 among U.S. baby names in 2014, although it didn't gain popularity until the 1970s.^[5]

Notable people bearing this name[]

A–D[]

• Sasha Alexander (born 1973), Serbian-American actress
• Sasha Allen (born 1982), American singer and actress
• Sasha Andrews (born 1983), Canadian football defender
• Saša Antunović (born 1974), Serbian footballer
• Sasha Argov (1914–1995), Russian-born Israeli composer
• Sasha Artemev (born 1985), American gymnast
• Sasha Banks (born 1992), American wrestler (WWE)
• Sacha Baron Cohen (born 1971), British actor and comedian of Ali G, Borat, and Brüno fame
• Sasha Barkov (born 1995), Finnish hockey player
• Sasha Barrese (born 1981), American actress
• Sacha Bennett (born 1971), British Film-maker
• Sacha Dean Biyan (born 1967), noted American fashion photographer
• Saša Bjelanović (born 1979), Croatian football player
• Saša Bogunović (born 1982), Serbian football player
• Sasha Chorny (1880–1932), Russian poet
• Saša Cilinšek (born 1982), Serbian football player
• Saša Ćirić (born 1968), football player from the Republic of Macedonia of Serbian origin
• Sasha Cohen (born 1984), American Olympic figure skater
• Sasha Cooke, American mezzo-soprano
• Saša Ćurčić (born 1972), Serbian former football midfielder
• Sasha De Sola (born 1988/1989), American ballet dancer
• Sacha Dhawan (born 1984), British actor
• Sascha Dikiciyan (born 1970), German musician, known as Sonic Mayhem
• Sacha Distel (1933–2004), French singer
• Sasha Dobson (born 1979), American jazz singer
• Saša Đorđević (footballer) (born 1981), Serbian footballer
• Aleksandar Đorđević (Saša) (born 1967), Serbian basketball player and coach
• Saša Dragin (born 1972), Minister in Serbia
• Saša Drakulić (born 1972), Serbian footballer

F–O[]

• Sacha Fenestraz (born 1999), French racing driver
• Sasha Gabor (1945–2008), Norwegian pornographic film director and actor
• Saša Gajser (born 1974), Slovenian footballer
• Saša Gedeon (born 1970), Czech director
• Sascha Gerstner (born 1977), Guitarist of the power metal band Helloween
• Sasha Gollish (born 1981), Canadian competitive runner
• Sasha Gradiva (born 1979), Russian singer
• Sasha Grey, American pornographic actress
• Sacha Guitry (1885–1957), French actor and playwright
• Sascha Hehn (born 1954), German actor
• Sasha Hostyn (born 1993), Canadian professional video game player
• Saša Ilić (footballer, born 1970), Macedonian football goalkeeper
• Saša Ilić (footballer, born 1972), Serbian-Australian football goalkeeper
• Saša Ilić (footballer, born 1977), Serbian football midfielder
• Saša Imprić (born 1986), Croatian swimmer
• Sasha Issenberg, American journalist
• Saša Ivanović (born 1984), Montenegrin football goalkeeper
• Saša Kajkut (born 1984), Bosnian football player
• Sasha Kaun (born 1985), Russian basketball player
• Sascha Kindred (born 1977), British Paralympic swimmer
• Sacha Kljestan (born 1985), American footballer
• Sascha Klein (born 1985), German Olympic diver
• Saša Kocić (born 1976), Serbian football player
• Alexander Kolowrat better known as "Sascha" (1886–1927), American-born Austrian film producer of Bohemian (Czech) descent
• Sasha Kolpakov (born 1943), Russian musician
• Sascha Konietzko (born 1961), German musician, founder/frontman of Industrial band KMFDM
• Saša Kovačević (born 1973), Serbian international footballer
• Sasha Kropotkin (1887–1966), Russian-American émigré, writer
• Sasha Lazard, American singer
• Saša Lošić (born 1964), Yugoslavian composer
• Saša Lozar (born 1980), Croatian pop singer of the former boy band Saša, Tin i Kedžo
• Sasha Luss (born 1992), Russian model and actress
• Sasha Mäkilä (born 1973), Finnish conductor and musician
• Saša Matić (born 1978), Bosnian Serb singer
• Sasha Meneghel (born 1998), Model, actress and volleyball player
• Sasha Mitchell (born 1967), American actor, famous for his role in the TV series Step By Step
• Sasha Montenegro (born 1946), Mexican actress
• Sasha Obama (born 2001), the younger daughter of U.S. President Barack Obama
• Saša Obradović (born 1969), Serbian basketball player

P–Z[]

• Sasha P (born 1983), Nigerian musician (real name Anthonia Yetunde Alabi)
• Saša Papac (born 1980), Bosnia and Herzegovina association footballer
• Sacha Parkinson (born 1992), English actress
• Sasha Pavlović (born 1983), professional basketball (NBA) player
• Saša Peršon (born 1965), Croatian footballer
• Saša Petričić (born 1963), Serbian Canadian journalist
• Sasha Pieterse (born 1996), American actress
• Sasha Pivovarova (born 1985), Russian model
• Sascha Pohflepp (1978–2019), German artist and writer
• Sascha Radetsky (born 1977), American ballet dancer and actor
• Saša Radivojević (born 1979), Serbian football goalkeeper
• Saša Rakezić (born 1963), Serbian cartoonist
• Saša Ranić (born 1981), Slovenian footballer
• Sascha Riether (born 1983), German footballer
• Sasha Roiz (born 1973), Canadian actor
• Sacha Sacket (born 1978), Singer-songwriter from California
• Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin (1925–2014), American chemist
• Saša Simonović (born 1975), Serbian footballer
• Sasha Skenderija (born 1968), Bosnian-American poet
• Sasha Sökol (born 1970), Mexican actress and singer
• Saša Stamenković (born 1985), Serbian football goalkeeper
• Saša Todić (born 1974), Serbian football goalkeeper
• Saša Toperić (born 1972), Bosnian Israeli concert pianist
• Sacha Alexandre Trudeau (born 1973), Canadian filmmaker and journalist, son of Pierre Trudeau
• Saša Vasiljević (born 1979), Bosnian basketball player
• Saša Viciknez (born 1974), Serbian footballer
• Sasha Victorine (born 1978), American football player
• Saša Vlaisavljević (born 1968), Serbian engineer, business executive, and politician
• Sasha Vujačić (born 1984), Slovenian basketball player
• Sasha Williams (born 1982), Canadian actress
• Saša Živec (born 1991), Slovenian footballer
• Sascha Zverev (born 1997), German tennis player

Codenames, stage personas, alter egos[]

• Sasha (espionage), an alleged Soviet mole in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency during the Cold War
• Sasha (DJ) (born 1969), born Alexander Coe
• Sasha (Jamaican musician) (born 1974), born Christine Chin
• Sasha (German singer) (born 1972), born Sascha Schmitz
• Sasha Banks (born 1992), American professional wrestler
• Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé's alter ego
• Sasha Velour (born 1987), famous drag queen best known for appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9)

Animals[]

• Sasha (dog) (2004–2008), a Labrador dog that served in the British Army
• Galianora sacha (G. sacha), Ecuadorian jumping spider

Fictitious or mythical entities[]

Legend, myth, and religion[]

• Sasha and Zamani, spirits, two stages of time in Central and Eastern African cultures

Fictional animals and creatures[]

• Sasha, a character from the movie, Help! I'm a Fish
• Sasha, bird character from Walt Disney's Peter and the Wolf (1946 film)
• Sasha, cat from the book series Warriors by Erin Hunter
• Sacha, desman (water mole) in the animated television program Noah's Island
• Sasha La Fleur, a character from the movie All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, the television series All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, and An All Dogs Christmas Carol
• Sasha (Vampire), a character from the Twilight book and film series
• Sasha, female character from the Bratz franchise

Fictional people[]

By surname[]

• Sasha Antonov, a character from the 2014 Canadian television series Bitten
• Sasha Barbicon, the owner of an art gallery from the game Titanic: Adventure Out of Time
• Sasha Belov, character from the TV show Make It or Break It
• Sasha Bezmel, character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
• Sash Bishop, character from the Irish soap opera Fair City
• Sasha Bordeaux, DC Comics character, former ally of Batman
• Sasha Braus, character from the anime/manga series Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin)
• Saša Bůčková, character from Czech sitcom Comeback
• Sasha Dixon, character in the British soap opera EastEnders
• Alexander "Sasha" Nikolaevich Hell, the protagonist of The Qwaser of Stigmata
• Sascha König, character from the television drama Inspector Rex, episode 8x13
• Sasha Kreutzev, character from the anime/novel series A Certain Magical Index (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
• Sacha Levy, AAU Registrar in the British medical drama series Holby City
• Sasha Nein, powerful Psychonaut and instructor from the game Psychonauts
• Sasha Perkins, character in the British soap opera EastEnders
• Sascha Petrosevitch, character from the 2002 film Half Past Dead
• Sasha Thompson, leader of the Mad Dogs and a target in CHERUB book Mad Dogs
• Sasha Valentine, character in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
• Sasha Waybright, 1st Lieutenant under Captain Grime on Disney's animated TV series Amphibia
• Sasha Williams (The Walking Dead), Tyreese's sharpshooter sister on The Walking Dead TV series

Surnameless people[]

• Sasha, Russian pilot in the 2009 movie 2012 (film)
• Sasha, Ted Mundy's absolute friend in John le Carré's espionage novel Absolute Friends (2003)
• Sasha, commanding officer from the game Advance Wars: Dual Strike
• Sasha, romantic love interest of Ginger in Nickelodeon's As Told by Ginger
• Sascha, a reaper in the manga Black Butler by Yana Toboso
• Sasha, character from the Bratz line of fashion dolls, see List of Bratz characters
• Sascha, the Russian bartender at Rick's Café Américain, played by Leonid Kinskey in Casablanca (1942)
• Sasha, the enigmatic female hacker from the film Cube 2: Hypercube (2003)
• Sasha, the leader of The Reapers gang in Infamous (video game)
• Sasha, the character from the film The Last Station (2009)
• Sasha, the Muscovite princess in the novel Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf
• Sasha, the character from the Japanese manga Pita-Ten
• Sasha, the reincarnation of Athena in the manga Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
• Sasha, character from Adult Swim's Titan Maximum
• Captain Sasha from the Ratchet & Clank series
• Sweet Sasha, a doll from Ty Girlz

Inanimate objects[]

• Sasha is the name Heavy gives to his minigun in the game Team Fortress 2

Similar names[]

Similar names in various languages include:^[6]

• Albanian: Dasha, Vasha
• Bosnian: Safiha, Sabiha
• Croatian: Saša
• Danish: Sasja
• Dutch: Saskia
• English: Tasha
• French: Sascha
• Georgian: Lasha
• German: Sascha
• Hindi: Asha, Sashi, Shashi, Shikha
• Macedonian: Sashka, Sasho
• Muslim: Salha
• Nepali: Asha, Aasha, Sashi
• Persian: Pasha, Rasha
• Portuguese: Sancha
• Russian: Саша, Sashka
• Serbian: Saša
• Slovak: Saša, Saška
• Slovenian: Saša
• Spanish: Sancha
• Swedish: Sassa
• Swiss: Sascha
• Thai: Sasicha
• Turkish: Saliha, Sabiha

See also[]

• Satyana

References[]

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