I think it’s fine. As long as you’re Russian.

I like it and think it's a nice nickname. I certainly think of it more as a "boy" name FWIW and wouldn't assume a Sasha was a girl.

If you're Russian, yes. If you aren't, no.

Anonymous wrote:how the heck is Sasha short for Alexander??

It's a common nickname for Alexander in Russia.

There are a few known male Sashas:
Tennis professional (top 5 player, youngest player in the top-10 and known world-wide) Alexander Zverev goes by Sasha.
Composer Sasha Argov
Actor Sasha Mitchell (Kickboxer movies, Dallas TV, Step by Step TV)
Sascha K of the techno-rock band KMFDM is an Alexander

There are many soccer players around the world that are Alexanders that go by Sasha.'

And many, many more. There are just a few that I found on the Wikipedia page for 'Sasha', but there are many more.

I knew an Alexander called Sasha, sone of Russian immigrants, he had so much swagger and I had such a crush on him.

how the heck is Sasha short for Alexander??

Lex?

Only if you’re Russian.

I don’t get why you just don’t name him Sasha.

I know two. I think it’s totally fine.

I had a boyfriend named Sasha in high school (full name Alexander). I think it's great.

It's a legit nickname but only if you are Russian.

I would think either you are Russian or your child is a girl.

I think that using Sasha as a nickname for Alexander is weird absent an ethnic connection to that nickname.

We like the name Alexander, but not Alex or Zander as nicknames. What do you all think of Sasha, and especially how feminized has it become? I don't mind a unisex name, which is how I perceive it, but wanted the consensus on whether people will assume it's a girl's name. Thanks!