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[poppysmum]

Hi all,

I am due with my 2nd girl in March. We have decided on a name and I would like opinions with the spelling.

The name is Sascha, pronounced sar-sha not sash-a. The orignal Russian spelling is Sasha and the German spelling is Sascha which i prefer but am not fixed on. I worry if I spell it Sasha people will pronounce it as sash-a.

So which spelling do you prefer?

Sascha or Sasha

[Pandora]

I dont think the addition of the 'c' makes it any more obvious how to pronounce. I would proabbly say Sash-a for both but be quite happy to be corrected when you told me how it was pronounced

[Spring Angel]

My sister's name is Sascha and most people pronounce it Sar-sha so I think that would be the best way to spell it for that pronounciation.

[Kitt3n]

I like Sascha

[Aimz]

I don't think either spelling puts an emphasis on the sound of the name.

I prefer the spelling Sascha.

[smiles4u]

I prefer the spelling of SASCHA ... but so sorry i would have pronounced it like Sasha as i wouldn't have known there was a different way to say it other then your mentioning it

[Erin_25]

I know two Sascha's both pronnounced Sa-sha so I would automtically say it that way. Therefore I vote the other way...or perhaps put an "r" in to make sure it's pronnounced the right way.

[No.5]

Maybe spelling it Sarsha or Sarscha would help with the pronounciation?

[mustangsachy]

Hi poppys mum!

i'm a Sacha... just to confuse things. no matter which way you spell it ppl always spell it wrong and all say it differently.

[DANNIIM]

Yep i agree put an "R" in there and then if ppl do pronounce it incorrectly they feel like the goof when they are corrected!

[Antonia Blanche]

Sasha, but it's a nickname for Alexander/Alexandra in Russia.

Please don't put an R in it. It looks downmarket, and in some (non-Australian) accents it would be pronounced horribly- SaRRRsha.

[mgm]

I've known both male and female Sachas (pronounced SASH-a), as well as a SUSH-a and a Russian SARSH-a. I agree with the other posts, the difference in spelling has no bearing on pronunciation. spell it however you like, then tell people how it's pronounced, but expect any non-Europeans to say SASH-a first!

[Trishk]

Can I please say something about how names are pronounced.

Usually (there are obviously exceptions - ie doctors surgery etc) when we have a little one we "tell" people their name. Hubby will ring everyone with the name - friends will pass it on etc - so the little one is usually introduced and how you pronounce it will stay with everyone who matters.

They will then ask you how its spelt but already they know how the name is pronounced. This also happens when they go to school - the teacher will pronounce it how you say it not how it's spelt. So don't panic too much it will only be people reading the name that may mispronounce it and they don't matter anyway because they aren't close to you.

Sorry for long post - hope this helps.

[poppysmum]

Thanks for all the replies, I think i will go with Sascha. I think for me this looks visually better. I wouldn't want to put an extra 'r' in the mix. Thanks to the Sacha who replied, I did see this spelling while researching the name but did not want to add more choices to my list. I know the name is a nickname in Russsia for Alexander and Alexandra, i like these names but have a brother called Alex.

Thanks to everyone for helping me decide.