Sasha (name)
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Sasha is a female and male given name
. It originated in countries of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe as a diminutive
of Alexander
and Alexandra
. It is also found as a surname
, although this is very rare. Alternative spellings include: Саша (Russian), Саше (Macedonian), Saša (Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian), Sasza (Polish), Сашко (Ukrainian), Sascha (German), Sasja (Dutch and Swedish), and Sacha (French).
This name is especially common in Europe where it is used primarily by males as a diminutive of Alexander, although females may also use it as a diminutive of Alexandra. Despite its popularity in informal usage, the name is rarely recorded on birth certificates in countries such as Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, as it is considered a diminutive and not a formal name. Exceptions are Serbia and Croatia.
In Germany, the civil registry offices allow the inscription of Sascha in birth certificates as a formal name but only for boys.
In other countries, it is given predominantly to females. In the United States the name is almost exclusively used for girls, at number 369 in the ranking of U.S. baby names, although it didn't gain popularity until the 1970s.
In the early period of Zionism
, the name was common among male Jews in Ottoman
- and British-ruled Palestine, reflecting the East European origin of many pioneers. It became less common in 1950s and 1960s Israel, but revived with the new waves of immigration from the Soviet Union in the 1970s
and the larger wave of the 1990s
.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It originated in countries of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe as a diminutive
Diminutive
In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
of Alexander
Alexander
Alexander is a common male first name, and less common surname. The most famous is Alexander the Great, the King of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.- Origin :...
and Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra is the feminine form of the given name Alexander, which is a romanization of the Greek name Αλέξανδρος . Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν "to defend" and the noun ἀνδρός , genitive of ἀνήρ "man". Thus it may be roughly translated as "protector of man"...
. It is also found as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, although this is very rare. Alternative spellings include: Саша (Russian), Саше (Macedonian), Saša (Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian), Sasza (Polish), Сашко (Ukrainian), Sascha (German), Sasja (Dutch and Swedish), and Sacha (French).
This name is especially common in Europe where it is used primarily by males as a diminutive of Alexander, although females may also use it as a diminutive of Alexandra. Despite its popularity in informal usage, the name is rarely recorded on birth certificates in countries such as Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, as it is considered a diminutive and not a formal name. Exceptions are Serbia and Croatia.
In Germany, the civil registry offices allow the inscription of Sascha in birth certificates as a formal name but only for boys.
In other countries, it is given predominantly to females. In the United States the name is almost exclusively used for girls, at number 369 in the ranking of U.S. baby names, although it didn't gain popularity until the 1970s.
In the early period of Zionism
Zionism
Zionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...
, the name was common among male Jews in Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
- and British-ruled Palestine, reflecting the East European origin of many pioneers. It became less common in 1950s and 1960s Israel, but revived with the new waves of immigration from the Soviet Union in the 1970s
Aliyah from the Soviet Union in the 1970s
In the 1970s a major immigration wave of Soviet Union Jews went to Israel.-Background:A mass emigration was politically undesirable for the Soviet regime. In the wake of Israel's victory in the Six-Day War in 1967, the USSR broke off the diplomatic relations with the Jewish state...
and the larger wave of the 1990s
Aliyah from the Commonwealth of Independent States in the 1990s
Russian Jewish immigration to Israel began en masse in the 1990s when the liberal government of Mikhail Gorbachev opened the borders of the USSR and allowed Jews to leave the country for Israel.-History:...
.
Notable bearers of this name
- Sasha AlexanderSasha AlexanderSasha Alexander is an American actress. She is best known for several roles, including Gretchen Witter, the sister of Pacey Witter on Dawson's Creek; NCIS Special Agent Kate Todd in the first two seasons of NCIS; as Lucy in Yes Man ; and as Catherine in He's Just Not That Into You .She currently...
, Serbian-American actress - Sasha AndrewsSasha AndrewsSasha Andrews is a female football defender, who won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2007 Pan American Games.-Career:...
, Canadian football (soccer) defender - Saša AntunovićSaša AntunovicSaša Antunović is a Serbian football striker.-Career statistics:-Media appearances:In March 2009, Antunović took part in the Bulgarian third series of Celebrity Big Brother....
, Serbian footballer - Sasha ArgovSasha Argov-Early life:Argov was born in Moscow. He immigrated to Palestine from Russia in 1934 with his parents.-Music career:He started composing at the age of five, began his formal music training one year later, and composed hundreds of popular songs. Among them were songs for the Israel Defense Forces,...
(1914–95), Russian-born Israeli composer - Sasha Artemev, American gymnast
- Sacha Baron CohenSacha Baron CohenSacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and voice artist. He is most widely known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictional characters: Ali G, Borat, and Brüno...
(born 1971), British actor and comedian of Ali G, Borat, and Brüno fame - Sacha Dean BiyanSacha Dean BiyanSacha Dean Bïyan is a fashion photographer and photojournalist.Biyan was born on October 1, 1968 and grew up in Montreal, Canada. He began his career as a break dancer and club deejay in the mid 80s. He then went on to earn a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and worked as a consultant...
, noted American fashion photographer - Saša BjelanovićSaša BjelanovicSaša Bjelanović is a Croatian footballer striker who is currently playing for Verona in Serie B.He also holds Italian passport since 2007, as his grandmother was from Trieste, Venezia Giulia, made him eligible to acquire Italian nationality at birth.-Club career:Saša Bjelanović started his career...
, Croatian footballer - Saša BogunovićSaša BogunovicSaša Bogunović is a Serbian footballer playing for FK Novi Sad in the Serbian First League....
, Serbian footballer - Saša CilinšekSaša CilinšekSaša Cilinšek is a Serbian football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Évian.-Personal life:...
, Serbian footballer - Sasha Chorny, Russian poet
- Saša ĆirićSaša CiricSaša Ćirić or Sasa Kirik is a former football player from the Republic of Macedonia of Serbian origin.- Career :...
, a football player from the Republic of Macedonia of Serbian origin - Sasha CohenSasha CohenAlexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen is a U.S. figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion.-Personal life:...
(born 1984), American Olympic figure skater - Saša ĆurčićSaša CurcicSaša Ćurčić is a Serbian former football midfielder....
, a Serbian former football midfielder. - Sacha DistelSacha DistelSacha Distel was a French singer and guitarist who had hits with a cover version of the Academy Award-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" , "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was born in Paris.-Career:Sacha Distel, born Alexandre Distel, was a son of Russian White émigré Leonid Distel...
, French singer - Saša Đorđević (born 1967), Serbian basketball player and coach
- Saša Đorđević (footballer) (born 1981), Serbian footballer
- Saša DragičevićSaša DragicevicSaša Dragičević is a Bosnia and Herzegovina football player, currently a free agent. In November 2008, he left from HŠK Zrinjski Mostar.-External links:*...
, Bosnian footballer - Saša DraginSaša DraginSaša Dragin is a Serbian politician and former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management in the Government of Serbia . He was previously the Minister of Environmental Protection.- Biography :...
, Minister in Serbia - Saša DrakulićSaša DrakulicSaša Drakulić is a retired Serbian footballer. The striker went to South Korea in 1995 and during his eight seasons in the K-League made a name for himself as one of the most successful imports ever in the league.-In Asia:In 1995 he joined the Korean side Busan Daewoo Royals, scoring eight goals...
, Serbian footballer - Sasha GaborSasha Gabor"Sasha" Gabor Sarközi was a Hungarian-Norwegian pornographic actor.In 1957, he moved from Hungary to Lillestrøm, Norway as a refugee, before later moving to the U.S. He started his career in pornography in 1984, at age 38. After retiring from performing, he returned to Norway in 2001...
, Norwegian pornographic actor - Saša GajserSaša GajserSaša Gajser is a former Slovenian football player.-Career:Gajser started his professional career playing at NK Maribor in 1991. He stayed there three seasons, appearing in 17 matches and scoring one goal. Later he had season spells at second division sides NK Drava and NK Železničar Ljubljana....
, Slovenian footballer - Saša GedeonSaša GedeonSaša Gedeon is a Czech director. He graduated from the Film and TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1995. His 1999 film Návrat idiota won him awards such as the São Paulo International Film Festival International Jury Award.-References:...
, Czech director - Sasha GreySasha GreySasha Grey is an American former pornographic actress, who has since turned to mainstream acting, modeling and music....
, American pornographic actress - Sacha GuitrySacha GuitryAlexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre.- Biography :...
, French actor and playwright - Saša Ilić (footballer born 1977), Serbian football midfielder
- Saša Ilić (footballer born 1972)Saša Ilic (footballer born 1972)Saša Ilić is a retired Serbian-Australian football goalkeeper.-Club career:Born in Melbourne however Sasa's first club was Bonnyrigg White Eagles from Sydney in his youth stages and then transferred to Borac Banja Luka in Bosnia.Ilić is best known for his spell with Charlton Athletic...
, Serbian-Australian football goalkeeper - Saša Ilić (Macedonian footballer)Saša Ilic (Macedonian footballer)Saša Ilić is a retired Macedonian goalkeeper.-Club career:...
, (born 1970), Macedonian football goalkeeper - Saša ImprićSaša ImpricSaša Imprić is a medley swimmer from Croatia, who made his Olympic debut for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 400 m Individual Medley....
, Croatian swimmer - Saša IvanovićSaša IvanovicSaša Ivanović is a Montenegrin football goalkeeper who plays for LKS Lodz.-References:...
, Montenegrin football goalkeeper - Saša LošićSaša LošicSaša Lošić - Loša is one of the most recognizable composers of the Balkans and the leader of the band Plavi Orkestar, which was one of the most popular acts of the former Yugoslav Pop and Rock scene.He is a composer of often folk-inspired pop, as well as theatre scores Saša Lošić - Loša (born July...
, Yugoslavian composer - Saša KajkutSaša KajkutSaša Kajkut is a Bosnian Serb football player who play with Borac Banja Luka.As a teenager, he played for local team Borac where he started his professional carrier. Last couple of years he spend playing in Croatian 2nd division teams Zadar and Pomorac...
, a Bosnian football player - Sasha KaunSasha KaunAlexander Olegovich Kaun is a Russian professional basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States with the University of Kansas for four seasons, including the 2007–2008 national championship team...
(born 1985), Russian basketball player - Sacha KljestanSacha KljestanSacha Kljestan is an American soccer player who currently plays for Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division.-Youth and College:...
, American footballer playing for Anderlecht - Saša KocićSaša KocicSaša Kocić is a Serbian fooballer who currently plays for FK Radnički Kragujevac.During his career he had previously played for FK Mladi Radnik, FK Sartid, later renamed FK Smederevo, Red Star Belgrade, FK Bežanija and FK Borac Čačak.-External sources:* at Playerhistory.* at Srbijafudbal.* at...
, a Serbian fooballer player - Sasha KolpakovSasha KolpakovSacha Kolpakov . Coming from a "Servo" family, a group of Romani people found mostly in Russia and Ukraine, he started playing a seven string guitar at an early age while living in the region of Saratov...
, Russian musician - Sascha KonietzkoSascha KonietzkoSascha Konietzko , also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K, is a German musician and producer. He is the founder, frontman, and "anchor" of industrial rock band KMFDM. Konietzko jokingly purports himself to be the father of industrial rock...
, German musician, founder/frontman of Industrial band KMFDM - Saša KovačevićSaša KovacevicSaša Kovačević is a Serbian international footballer. He plays for FK Borac Banja Luka.-Football career:...
, a Serbian international footballer - Saša Lozar, Croatian pop singer
- Saša MatićSaša MaticAleksandar "Saša" Matić is a Bosnian Serb folk singer, very popular in former Yugoslavia. He has a twin brother, Dejan Matić, who is also a popular singer. Both of them were born completely blind.-Biography:He and his brother were born on April 26, 1978 in Drvar, SR Bosnia to father Zoran and...
, Bosnian Serb singer - Sasha MitchellSasha MitchellSasha Mitchell is an American actor best known for his television roles as James Richard Beaumont on Dallas and Cody Lambert on Step by Step. Mitchell also holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.-Personal life:...
, American actor, famous for his role in the TV series Step By Step - Sasha MontenegroSasha MontenegroSasha Montenegro is a Mexican-Italian born actress.Aleksandra Aćimović Popović ,as a child she moved to Argentina with her parents before relocating to Mexico. She became an actress in the 1970s and made several lucha libre movies, some of them with superstar El Santo...
, Mexican actress - Sasha Obama, US President, Barack Obama's second daughter, see Malia Ann Obama and Sasha Obama
- Saša ObradovićSaša ObradovicSaša Obradović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player who spent his career in Europe. With KK Crvena zvezda he won 2 National Championships. Obradović was the head coach of BC Kyiv, he left the club due to the drastic cuts in clubs budget...
, Serbian basketball player - Saša PapacSaša PapacSaša Papac is a Bosnian association footballer who currently plays for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League and the Bosnia & Herzegovina national team....
, a Bosnia and Herzegovina association footballer - Aleksandar PavlovićAleksandar PavlovicAleksandar "Sasha" Pavlović is a professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association . He began his NBA career with the Utah Jazz in 2003.-2000-2001:...
, nicknamed Sasha Pavlović, NBA player for Cleveland Cavaliers - Saša PeršonSaša PeršonSaša Peršon is a former Croatian football player. He capped 3 times for Croatia.-External links:*...
, Croatian footballer - Saša PetričićSaša PetricicSaša Petricic , is an award-winning Serbian Canadian journalist. He is currently a correspondent and videojournalist for CBC Television's The National. He is based in Ottawa but has filed news stories and documentaries from more than 30 countries on every continent during his career...
(born 1963), Serbian Canadian journalist - Sasha PieterseSasha PieterseSasha Pieterse is a South African-born American actress.-Career:She began acting in 2002, when she was given the role of Buffy Davis on the Warner Brothers remake of the popular show Family Affair. In 2004, she appeared in Stargate SG-1 and House...
, American actress - Sasha PivovarovaSasha PivovarovaSasha Pivovarova is a Russian model. She is perhaps best known for her consecutive 6-season run with Prada.-Modeling career:As an art history student at the Russian University for the Humanities, Pivovarova never dreamed of becoming a model until friend and photographer Igor Vishnyakov took photos...
, Russian supermodel - Sascha RadetskySascha RadetskySascha Radetsky is a soloist with the American Ballet Theatre and an actor.He was born in Santa Cruz, California, and began studying ballet in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was invited to study at the Bolshoi Academy in Moscow when he was 15 and after spending a year there, he went to The Kirov...
, American ballet dancer and actor - Saša RadivojevićSaša RadivojevicSaša Radivojević is a Serbian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Indonesia Premier League club Pelita Jaya FC.-Career:...
, a Serbian football goalkeeper - Saša RanićSaša RanicSaša Ranić is a Slovenian football midfielder. He plays for Olimpija Ljubljana.- Individual :*Slovenian First Football League Best player: 2004/2005-External links:*...
, Slovenian footballer - Sasha RoizSasha RoizSasha Roiz is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Sam Adama in the science fiction television series Caprica. In addition to a recurring role in the Science fantasy series Warehouse 13, in 2011 he began a regular role in the TV series Grimm.-Early life:Roiz was born in Tel...
, Canadian actor - Sacha SacketSacha SacketSacha Sacket is an American pop singer-songwriter who resides in Los Angeles, California. Sacket has produced four albums, Alabaster Flesh , Shadowed , Lovers and Leaders , and Hermitage...
, Singer-Songwriter from California - Sascha SchmitzSascha SchmitzSascha Schmitz , better known under his stage name Sasha, is a German singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actor. From 2003 until 2005 he performed under his alter ego Dick Brave.- Early life :...
, German singer - Saša SimonovićSaša SimonovicSaša Simonović is a Serbia footballer, currently free agent.-Career:Saša started growing his football skills in Radnički Niš between 1988 and 1994....
, a Serbia footballer - Sasha SkenderijaSasha SkenderijaSasha Skenderija is a Bosnian-American poet currently residing in New York City and Ithaca, New York. He began publishing poetry, prose and criticism in Bosnian in the late 1980s, graduating from the University of Sarajevo in 1991...
, Bosnian-American poet - Sasha SökolSasha SokolSasha Sökol is a Mexican singer, composer, actress, and TV host. She has sold more than 5 million albums worldwide.-Biography:...
, Mexican actress and singer - Saša StamenkovićSaša StamenkovicSaša Stamenković is a Serbian football Goalkeeper.He is currently playing for Azerbaijani club Neftchi Baku PFC....
, a Serbian football goalkeeper - Saša TodićSaša TodicSaša Todić is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper. Currently he is Goalkeeping Coach in FK Novi Sad.-Club career:...
, a Serbian football goalkeeper - Saša ToperićSaša TopericSaša Toperić, also written as Sasha Toperich is a Bosnian Israeli concert pianist, diplomat, and human rights advocate.-Concert Pianist:Toperich, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, began playing piano at the age of four...
, Bosnian Israeli concert pianist - Saša VasiljevićSaša VasiljevicSaša Vasiljević is a professional basketball player representing Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally...
, Bosnian basketball player - Saša ViciknezSaša ViciknezAleksandar “Saša” Viciknez is a Serbian footballer, playing predominately as a left wing...
, a Serbian footballer - Sasha VictorineSasha VictorineSasha Victorine is a retired American soccer player.He spent his entire professional career in Major League Soccer in the United States, making over 100 appearances for both Los Angeles Galaxy and Kansas City Wizards, before finishing his career with Chivas USA...
(born 1978), American soccer player - Saša VlaisavljevićSaša VlaisavljevicSaša Vlaisavljević is a Serbian engineer, business executive, and politician....
, a Serbian engineer, business executive, and politician - Sasha VujačićSasha VujacicAleksandar "Sasha" Vujačić is a Slovenian basketball player who has played in Italy, the United States , and more recently for Anadolu Efes S.K. in Turkey...
(born 1984), Slovenian basketball player - Saša ŽivecSaša ŽivecSaša Aleksander Živec is a Slovenian professional footballer, who plays as a winger or second striker.-Primorje:On 16 July 2010, Živec made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut in a 4–1 away defeat to Koper. On 29 August he scored his first competitive goal and Primorje's fifth in a 5–1 home win over...
(born 1991), Slovenian footballer - Sasha (espionage)Sasha (espionage)Sasha was an alleged Soviet mole in the Central Intelligence Agency during the Cold War.-Reparations:Under Public Law 96-450, or the "Mole Relief Act", C.I.A. employees accused of being Sasha and their careers subsequently ruined were allowed to receive government compensation.-List of Accused...
, an alleged Soviet mole in the Central Intelligence Agency during the Cold War - Sasha (DJ)Sasha (DJ)Sasha is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s...
, Welsh DJ (real name Alexander Coe) - Sasha (deejay)Sasha (deejay)Sasha is a dancehall deejay.Born in Kingston, Jamaica, she was raised in Brooklyn. Her first big hit was "Kill the Bitch" while she as still well in her teens...
, Jamaican DJ
Fictional Sashas
- Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé Knowles's alter ego
- Saša Bůčková, character from Czech sitcom Comeback
- Sascha Petrosevitch, a character from the movie Half Past DeadHalf Past DeadHalf Past Dead is a 2002 action movie in which a criminal infiltrates a prison to interrogate a prisoner about the location of a fortune in gold while an undercover FBI agent has to stop him. The film stars Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Nia Peeples, Kurupt, and Claudia Christian...
- Sasha Barbicon, the owner of an art gallery from the game Titanic: Adventure Out of TimeTitanic: Adventure Out of TimeTitanic: Adventure Out of Time is a computer game developed by Cyberflix. It was published in the United States and Europe by GTE Entertainment and Europress respectively, and released on November 12, 1996...
- Sasha Belov, a character from the TV show Make It or Break It
- Sasha BordeauxSasha BordeauxSasha Bordeaux is a fictional character in the DC Universe. She was at first primarily associated with Batman, and has subsequently evolved an association with Checkmate in two of its incarnations...
, a DC Comics character; former ally of Batman, and currently the Black Queen of Checkmate - Sasha La Fleur, a character from the movie All Dogs Go to Heaven 2All Dogs Go to Heaven 2All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 is a 1996 American animated family film, and a sequel to United Artists' 1989 animated film All Dogs Go to Heaven. It is directed by Larry Leker and Paul Sabella...
- Sasha Nein, a powerful Psychonaut and instructor from the game PsychonautsPsychonautsPsychonauts is a platform video game created by Tim Schafer, developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Majesco. The game was released on April 19, 2005, for the Xbox, April 26 for Microsoft Windows and June 21 for PlayStation 2. It was released on Steam on Oct 11, 2006, as an "Xbox...
- Sasha Thompson, leader of the Mad Dogs and a target in CHERUB book Mad Dogs
- Sasha, a character from Adult Swim's Titan MaximumTitan MaximumTitan Maximum is an American stop motion animated television series created by Tom Root and Matthew Senreich. The series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim, on September 27, 2009. A teaser premiered during the "Robot Chicken on Wheels" tour and at the 2009 San...
- Sasha, a character from the film The Last StationThe Last StationThe Last Station is a 2009 biographical drama film directed by Michael Hoffman. It is an adaptation of the 1990 biographical novel of the same name by Jay Parini about the final months of Leo Tolstoy's life. The film stars Christopher Plummer as Tolstoy and Helen Mirren as his wife Sophia Tolstaya...
- Sasha, a Commanding Officer from the game Advance Wars: Dual StrikeAdvance Wars: Dual StrikeAdvance Wars: Dual Strike, known in Japan as , is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console...
- Sasha, a Pilot of Yuri, a Russian Billionaire, from the movie 2012 (film)2012 (film)2012 is a 2009 American disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson. It was produced by Emmerich's production company, Centropolis Entertainment and was distributed by Columbia Pictures...
- Sasha, bird character from Walt Disney's 1946 film Peter and the WolfPeter and the WolfPeter and the Wolf , Op. 67, is a composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936 in the USSR. It is a children's story , spoken by a narrator accompanied by the orchestra....
- Sasha, cat from the book series Warriors by Erin Hunter, see List of Characters outside Clans (Warriors)#Sasha
- Sasha, character from the Bratz line of fashion dolls, see List of Bratz characters
- Sasha, character from the Japanese manga Pita-Ten
- Sasha, enigmatic female hacker from movie Cube 2: HypercubeCube 2: HypercubeCube 2: Hypercube is a 2003 Canadian psychological thriller/horror film film and the sequel to the psychological thriller/horror film Cube. Released in 2002, Cube 2: Hypercube had a bigger budget than its predecessor, and a new director, Andrzej Sekuła...
- Sasha, romantic interest of Ginger in Nickelodeon's As Told by GingerAs Told by GingerAs Told by Ginger is an American teen drama animated series that was produced by Klasky-Csupo and aired on Nickelodeon from 2000 to 2009. The series focuses on a middle schooler Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek. There are many subplots that focus on...
- Sasha, Ted Mundy's absolute friend in "The Absolute Friends" a spy novel by John Le CarreJohn le CarréDavid John Moore Cornwell , who writes under the name John le Carré, is an author of espionage novels. During the 1950s and the 1960s, Cornwell worked for MI5 and MI6, and began writing novels under the pseudonym "John le Carré"...
- Sasha, the leader of The Reapers gang in the videogame Infamous
- Sasha, the name of Heavy Weapon Guy's gun in Team Fortress 2, see Team Fortress 2#Classes
- Sasha, the name of John Dorian's scooter in the television sitcom Scrubs, see J.D. (Scrubs)#Transportation
Mythical
- Sasha and ZamaniSasha and ZamaniSasha and Zamani are two stages of time in some Eastern and Central African cultures. Sasha are spirits known by someone still alive, while Zamani are spirits not known by someone currently alive. Sasha are concerned with and are the present time, the recent past, and the near future; while zamani...
, spirits, two stages of time in Eastern and Central African cultures
Other
- "Sascha ...ein aufrechter DeutscherSascha ...ein aufrechter Deutscher"Sascha ...ein aufrechter Deutscher" is an anti-Nazi song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the first single and the ninth track from the album Kauf MICH!....
", a song by Die Toten Hosen from the album Kauf MICH!