Saskia is a Germanic

feminine Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as socially constructed, and there is also some evidence that some behaviors considered fe ...

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. There are at least two different sources of the name. One is of North German and Northeast Netherlands origin, where it originally meant "a

Saxon The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic * * * * peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...

woman" ( metathesis of "Saxia"). Notable people with the name include: *

Saskia Alusalu Saskia Alusalu (born 14 April 1994) is an Estonian speed skater. Alusalu represented Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. In the 2017/18 World Cup in Calgary, Alusalu achieved by far her best World Cup result to date when she plac ...

(born 1994), Estonian speed skater *

Saskia Bartusiak Saskia Bartusiak (born 9 September 1982) is a German retired Association football, footballer. She played as a Defender (association football), centre back. Career Club Bartusiak began her career at FV 09 Eschersheim. In 1996, she left the clu ...

(born 1982), German football player * Saskia Burmeister (born 1985), Australian actress * Saskia Clark (born 1979), British sailor * Saskia Howard Clarke, contestant on the ''Big Brother'' British television series in 2005 *

Saskia Cohen-Tanugi Saskia Cohen-Tanugi (1959 – 20 July 2020) was a Tunisian-born French theatre director. Filmography Actress *''Le Faucon'' (1983) as Carmen *''Never Say Never Again'' (1983) as Nicole *''Réveillon chez Bob'' (1984) Screenwriting *''Veraz'' (1 ...

(1959–2020), French actress and theatre director * Saskia de Brauw (born 1981), Dutch artist and model * Saskia de Coster (born 1976), Belgian writer *

Saskia de Jonge Saskia de Jonge (born 22 November 1986 in Scheerwolde) is a Dutch swimmer who specializes in freestyle distances of up to 200 m and is part of the Dutch national team. She is currently training in Amsterdam under the guidance of Martin Truijen ...

(born 1986), Dutch swimmer * Saskia D’Onofrio (1924-1999), Finnish opera singer and actress, better known by her stage name

Maaria Eira Maaria Eira (real name Saskia D’Onofrio, Suomalainen; 23 October 1924 – 19 June 1999) was a Finnish operatic soprano and film actress noted for her coloratura voice and stage presence. Personal life Saskia Suomalainen was born to an artis ...

Saskia Elemans Saskia Elemans (born 11 March 1977 in Nijmegen) is a Dutch professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist. Career highlights ;2002 *1st in Boxtel, Cyclo-cross (F) (NED) ;2003 *2nd in National Championship, Mountainbike, Elite, The Netherlands (F) (NE ...

(born 1977), Dutch cyclist * Saskia Esken (born 1961), German politician * Saskia Estupinan, Ecuadorian doctor * Saskia Fischer (born 1966), German actress * Saskia Garel (born 1977), Jamaican-Canadian actress *

Saskia Giorgini Saskia Giorgini (born 1985) is an Italian-Dutch pianist who won the Salzburg International Mozart Competition in 2016. She made her debut at the Vienna Musikverein in February 2017 playing an all Mozart recital. Her recording of Liszt’s Harmonies ...

(born 1985), Dutch-Italian pianist * Saskia Hamilton (born 1967), American poet *

Saskia Hampele Saskia Hampele is an Australian actress. She began her acting career in 1997 with an appearance in children's television series ''The Gift (Australian children's TV series), The Gift''. Hampele worked as a counselor at The Reach Foundation and t ...

(active since 1997), Australian actress * Saskia Hippe (born 1991), German volleyball player * Saskia Hölbling (born 1971), Austrian choreographer and dancer * Saskia Holleman (1945–2013), Dutch actress, lawyer and model * Saskia Holmkvist (born 1971), Swedish artist * Saskia Kosterink (born 1984), Dutch softball player *

Saskia Laroo Saskia Laroo (born 31 July 1959 in Amsterdam), is a Dutch jazz musician who has been dubbed the "Lady Miles Davis". Her music style can be described as a combination of jazz, pop, electronic dance music, Latin and world music. Biography The begi ...

(born 1959), Dutch jazz musician * Saskia Linssen (born 1970), Dutch model and actress * Saskia Mulder (born 1973), Dutch actress and younger sister of Karen Mulder * Saskia Noort (born 1967), Dutch author * Saskia Olde Wolbers (born 1971), Dutch video artist *

Saskia Ozinga Saskia Luutsche Ozinga (born 1960 in Beverwijk) is a Dutch environmental and social activist. She is the facilitator of the Forest Movement Europe (FME) and the co-founder of the NGO FERN, which she was the campaigns coordinator, between 1995 and ...

(born 1960), Dutch activist *

Saskia Ozols Saskia Ozols is an American artist and art educator residing in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the daughter of artist Auseklis Ozols. In addition to certificates from the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art ...

(active since 2006), American artist * Saskia Rao-de Haas (born 1971), Dutch cellist based in Delhi, India * Saskia Reeves (born 1961), British actress * Saskia Rosendahl (born 1993), German actress *

Saskia Sassen Saskia Sassen (born January 5, 1947) is a Dutch-American sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. She is Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University in New York City, and Centennial ...

(born 1947), Dutch-American sociologist *

Saskia Loretta van Erven Garcia Saskia Loretta van Erven García (born August 29, 1987 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch- Colombian female fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's foil, and was defeated 9-14 in the second round by Carolin Golubytsky ...

(born 1987), Dutch-Colombian fencer *

Saskia van Hintum Johanna Antoinette Petronella ("Saskia") van Hintum (born 24 April 1970 in Vught, North Brabant) is a retired female volleyball player and later coach from the Netherlands, who represented her place of origin/ native country at the 1996 Summer Oly ...

(born 1970), Dutch volleyball player * Saskia van Rijswijk (born 1960), Dutch martial artist and actress * Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612-1642), wife of Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn * Saskia Vester (born 1959), German actress * Saskia Wickham (born 1967), British actress *

Saskia Wummelsdorf Saskia Wummelsdorf Fischer (born 2 May 1980) is a German female badminton player. She has competed in the 1997 Summer Deaflympics, 1997, 2005 Summer Deaflympics, 2005, 2009 Summer Deaflympics, 2009 and 2013 Summer Deaflympics. Wummelsdorf has won ...

(born 1980), German badminton player

Fictional characters

* Saskia Duncan, a character in the British soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'' * Saskia the Dragonslayer, a character from the 2011 Polish video game '' The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings'' * Saskia Duncan, a character in the 2012–2013 Australian TV drama ''

Dance Academy ''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen-oriented Dramatic programming, television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series tw ...

'' * Saskia Kupferberg, daughter of Dr. Elliot Kupferberg on '' The Sopranos'' * Saskia the Unyielding, a '' Magic: The Gathering'' card * Saskia Madding, a character in Charles de Lint's ''Newford'' series * Frederika Mathilde Louisa Saskia, the Queen of the Netherlands, character in Neal Stephenson's "Termination Shock."

Fictional characters

See also