English Explanatory Dictionary

Sasha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Russian or Ukrainian.
  2. A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian.
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Natasha.

Pronunciation

En-us-Sasha.oga

Word forms

Sasha Sashas

Etymology

Borrowed from the Slavic diminutive form of Alexander and Alexandra; in English mostly from Russian Са́ша (Sáša), a diminutive form for both Алекса́ндр m (Aleksándr, “Alexander”) and Алекса́ндра f (Aleksándra, “Alexandra”).

Related words

Alexander Alexandra

Translations

Esperanto: Aleĉjo Esperanto: Alenjo Finnish: Sasu Finnish: Saska French: Sacha German: Sascha Japanese: サシャ Malay: Sasya Russian: Са́ша Serbo-Croatian: Саша Serbo-Croatian: Saša Danish: Sascha
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