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Sausha
Pronounced SAH-shuh /ΛsΙΚΙ/Medium
Meaning: Sausha is an inventive spelling of Sasha, the Russian pet form of Aleksandr and Aleksandra. Those names come from the Greek Alexandros, 'defender of the people,' and Sausha carries that meaning in a reshaped spelling.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Sausha is a respelling of Sasha, the Russian diminutive of Aleksandr and Aleksandra, from the Greek Alexandros, 'defender of the people.' The added -u- is cosmetic, placing Sausha among the individualized spellings American parents tried as Sasha grew fashionable.
It stayed rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year around its high in 1987, while Sasha itself was better known. A woman named Sausha then is in her late thirties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Sausha mean?
It is a respelling of Sasha, a Russian short form of Alexander or Alexandra, from the Greek for 'defender of the people.'
How do you pronounce Sausha?
It is said SAH-shuh /ΛsΙΚΙ/, two syllables stressed at the start.
Is Sausha a boy or girl name?
Sausha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Sausha?
It was always rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.