Saskia is a Germanic feminine

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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 woman" ( metathesis of "Saxia"). Notable people with the name include: * Saskia Alusalu (born 1994), Estonian speed skater * Saskia Bartusiak (born 1982), German football player * Saskia Burmeister (born 1985), Australian actress *

Saskia Clark Saskia Clark, (born 23 August 1979 in Colchester, Essex) is a British sailor and Olympic Gold medalist. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and she was selected, along with Hannah Mills, to sail in the 470 Women's class for Team GB. They ...

(born 1979), British sailor * Saskia Howard Clarke, contestant on the ''Big Brother'' British television series in 2005 * Saskia Cohen-Tanugi (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 (born 1986), Dutch swimmer * Saskia D’Onofrio (1924-1999), Finnish opera singer and actress, better known by her stage name Maaria Eira * Saskia Elemans (born 1977), Dutch cyclist *

Saskia Esken Saskia Christina Esken (' Hofer; born 28 August 1961) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who has been serving as co-leader of the party since being elected in December 2019 (alongside Norbert Walter-Borjans) ...

(born 1961), German politician * Saskia Estupinan, Ecuadorian doctor *

Saskia Fischer Saskia Fischer (born 1966) is a German actress who began her career in 1991. She is the daughter of Nicole Heesters and the granddaughter of famous actors Johannes Heesters and Louisa Ghijs. Fischer has lived since 2002 with actor Mario Ramos i ...

(born 1966), German actress * Saskia Garel (born 1977), Jamaican-Canadian actress * Saskia Giorgini (born 1985), Dutch-Italian pianist * Saskia Hamilton (born 1967), American poet * Saskia Hampele (active since 1997), Australian actress *

Saskia Hippe Saskia Hippe (born 16 January 1991) is a German volleyball player. She is a member of the Germany women's national volleyball team. At club level, she plays in A1 Ethniki Women's Volleyball, Hellenic Volley League for Greece, Greek powerhouse Oly ...

(born 1991), German volleyball player *

Saskia Hölbling Saskia Hölbling (born 6 March 1971) is an Austrian choreographer and dancer ( contemporary dance) Life and work Hölbling was born in Vienna. She created her first works during her degree course at the Konservatorium der Stadt Wien in f ...

(born 1971), Austrian choreographer and dancer *

Saskia Holleman Saskia Holleman (20 May 1945 – 10 June 2013) was a Dutch actress, lawyer and model. She became widely known in the Netherlands when a picture in which she was naked in a meadow was used by the left-wing, pacifist political party Pacifist Sociali ...

(1945–2013), Dutch actress, lawyer and model *

Saskia Holmkvist Saskia Holmkvist (born 1971) is a conceptual artist from Sweden, working mainly with video Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first develop ...

(born 1971), Swedish artist *

Saskia Kosterink Saskia Kosterink (born August 13, 1984 in Zwolle) is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

(born 1984), Dutch softball player * Saskia Laroo (born 1959), Dutch jazz musician *

Saskia Linssen Saskia is a Germanic feminine given name. 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 woman" ( metathesis of "Saxia"). Notable people with the n ...

(born 1970), Dutch model and actress *

Saskia Mulder Saskia Mulder (born 18 May 1973 in the Hague) is a Dutch film and television actress. She is the younger sister of model Karen Mulder. Career Mulder appeared in '' The Beach'' and the British horror movie ''The Descent''.Moore, Roger (2006)The ...

(born 1973), Dutch actress and younger sister of Karen Mulder *

Saskia Noort Saskia Noort (born 13 April 1967 in Bergen, North Holland) is a Dutch crime-writer and freelance journalist. She has written articles for the Dutch editions of Marie Claire and Playboy as well as publishing three novels, '' The Dinner Club'' pu ...

(born 1967), Dutch author * Saskia Olde Wolbers (born 1971), Dutch video artist * Saskia Ozinga (born 1960), Dutch activist * Saskia Ozols (active since 2006), American artist *

Saskia Rao-de Haas Saskia Rao-de Haas (born 1971) is a virtuoso cellist and composer from the Netherlands based in New Delhi, India. She is married to the sitarist Shubhendra Rao. Early life Saskia was born in Abcoude, the Netherlands in a family of music lovers. ...

(born 1971), Dutch cellist based in Delhi, India *

Saskia Reeves Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is an English actress, best known for her roles in the films '' Close My Eyes'' (1991) and ''I.D.'' (1995), the 2000 miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' and the 2016 film '' Our Kind of Traitor''. Early lif ...

(born 1961), British actress *

Saskia Rosendahl Saskia-Sophie Rosendahl (born 9 July 1993) is a German actress. She is best known for her role in the film ''Lore (film), Lore'' (2012), for which she won the AACTA Award for Best Young Actor. Biography Saskia Rosendahl began her career with th ...

(born 1993), German actress * Saskia Sassen (born 1947), Dutch-American sociologist * Saskia Loretta van Erven Garcia (born 1987), Dutch-Colombian fencer * Saskia van Hintum (born 1970), Dutch volleyball player *

Saskia van Rijswijk Saskia Merk van Rijswijk (Amsterdam, 1961) is a Dutch Muay Thai champion and actress. Currently she works as a hypnotherapist, mental coach and psychologist. Biography She started martial arts with full contact karate at the Chakuriki Gym in t ...

(born 1960), Dutch martial artist and actress *

Saskia van Uylenburgh Saskia van Uylenburgh ( fy, Saakje fan Uylenburgh; 2 August 1612 – 14 June 1642) was the wife of painter Rembrandt van Rijn. In the course of her life, she was his model for some of his paintings, drawings and etchings. She was the daug ...

(1612-1642), wife of Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn *

Saskia Vester Saskia Vester (born 24 July 1959) is a German actress and author. Life Vester was born in Saarbrücken, the daughter of the biochemist and environmentalist Frederic Vester and the sister of actress . After completing her training at the , V ...

(born 1959), German actress *

Saskia Wickham Saskia Wickham (born 14 January 1967) is an English actress best known for playing Alex Wilton in the drama series ''Boon'' and Dr. Erica Matthews in the ITV television drama series ''Peak Practice'' between 1996 and 1998. Early and personal li ...

(born 1967), British actress * Saskia Wummelsdorf (born 1980), German badminton player

Fictional characters

* Saskia Duncan, a character in the British soap opera '' EastEnders'' * 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'' * Saskia Kupferberg, daughter of Dr. Elliot Kupferberg on ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...

'' * Saskia the Unyielding, a ''

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'' card * Saskia Madding, a character in

Charles de Lint Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer of Dutch, Spanish, and Japanese ancestry. He is married to, and plays music with, MaryAnn Harris. Primarily a writer of fantasy fiction, he has composed works of urban fantasy, cont ...

's ''Newford'' series * Frederika Mathilde Louisa Saskia, the Queen of the Netherlands, character in Neal Stephenson's "Termination Shock."

Fictional characters

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