Sasha is a unisex name which originated in Eastern and Southern European countries as the shortened version of Alexander and

Alexandra Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

. It is also used as a surname, although very rarely. Alternative spellings include: ( – Russian, Ukrainian, Serbo-Croatian), ( – Bulgarian), ( – Macedonian), (Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Latvian, Lithuanian), (Polish), (Romanian), (French), (German), (Italian), (Danish and Swedish) and ( – 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. In French-speaking regions (Belgium, France, and Quebec), Sacha is almost exclusively given to males. 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.

Notable people bearing this name

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,

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'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 Sasha and Zamani are two aspects of time as expressed in some Eastern and Central African cultures. Sasa are spirits known by someone still alive while Zamani are spirits not known by anyone currently alive. Sasa are concerned with, and are expres ...

, 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 * Sasha Braus, female character from the

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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 ''

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'' * 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

(Shingeki no Kyojin) * Saša Bůčková, character from Czech sitcom ''

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'' *

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, character in the British soap opera ''

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'' * Alexander "Sasha" Nikolaevich Hell, the protagonist of '' The Qwaser of Stigmata'' * Sasha James, a character from the horror podcast " The Magnus Archives" * 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) *

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, AAU Registrar in the British medical drama series ''

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'' * Sasha Nein, powerful Psychonaut and instructor from the game '' Psychonauts'' * Sasha Perkins, character in the British soap opera ''

'' * 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, from the American animated 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 ''

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'' (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''

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'' 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 Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

'' (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'' * Sasha, a rabbit villager in the video game '' Animal Crossing: New Horizons''

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:First name Sasha – NamepediA
data page about the name Sasha * Albanian: Dasha, Vasha * Danish: Sasja * Dutch: Saskia * English: Sasha * French: Sacha * 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 * Serbo-Croatian: Saša (Safiha / Sabiha in Bosnian) * Slovak: Saša, Saška * Slovenian: Saša * Spanish: Sancha * Swedish: Sassa * Swiss: Sascha * Thai: Sasicha * Turkish: Saliha, Sabiha

References

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