Sasha
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Sasha¹
Where it comes from
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”).
proper noun Sashas
- A male given name from Russian or Ukrainian.
- A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian.
Sasha²
Where it comes from
From the ending of Natasha, but likely influenced by the Slavic diminutive form of Alexandra.
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given name Natasha. The engagement is announced between Seth, son of Mrs Renate Forsyth, of Jacobstow, Cornwall, and the late Mr Neil Gale, of Wimbledon, London, and Natasha (Sasha), daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Hussey, of Pease Pottage, West Sussex, formerly of Hereford.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sanya, kate, sacha, sascha, kasha, misha, bashaar, natasha, vasily, sashana, sonya, natalya, anastasi, zakhar, ilya, yelisei
Translations
Talk about this word "Sasha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sasha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sasha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sasha "Sasha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sasha.Cite this
@misc{sasha_2026,
title = {Sasha},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sasha},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
