Trying to decide between Heath and Sasha for baby due in less than 2 months
These are really different names! Middle name could be Victor. At first I was really liking Sasha Heath but dad doesn’t like that combo. Too soft I think and he likes Heath as a first slightly more now, though he was the one to suggest Sasha. Heath is also a family name from my side. I’m still thinking about Heath as a first since Ive spent months picturing Sasha so I just need to think really but looking to get some pro/cons and opinions on both names.
Edited to add that we are not considering Alexander nn Sasha. Its a good idea but I don’t want Alex at all.
Both are handsome names, but there’s something really… cool and interesting yet down-to-earth about [name_u]Sasha[/name_u]! It stands out more without being strange, with just a hint of a wow factor.
As an American, to me Sasha is a girls name…but I’d find it more suitable on a boy if Russian or in a community with lots of Russian or maybe Belarusian speakers/culture.
I do like Sasha, but that’s the main reason why I’d personally choose Heath for a boy.
This is probably my biggest concern with [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] since its so much more common for girls than boys here. Although personally I’ve only known one [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] whose parents called him [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], and they were first generation Russian Americans. I haven’t known any girl Sashas. We don’t have any Russian heritage.
I think elsewhere in the world it’s seen as predominantly male, and I do like the sound of it very much. I just think it’s up to you and whether you’d be fine with correcting people, or having people assume he’s a she (until meeting them). Some more educated people and people into names likely would get it’s a masculine name, but I’m sure others wouldn’t (which wouldn’t be a huge deal if you love it). I mean, there’s Sacha Baron Cohen (I think that’s the spelling he uses) for example.
You could use Alexander as legal name and just always call him/intro him as Sasha, too…or just go for Sasha as standalone. I’m fairly certain later in life if he wrote “Sasha Victor” on something like a resume, any person with aptitude would understand he’s male
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u] → a soft, but solid name, rugged, but stylish too, leans unisex where I am, but I like that - and it balances well with the sharp, heavier, powerful [name_m]Victor[/name_m].
[name_m]Heath[/name_m] → nature-y and outdoorsy but also has a cool, American vibe. Tidy and concise, more solidly masc if that’s what you’re after, and if you like the family connection, that would be a plus.
[name_f]My[/name_f] doubt with [name_m]Heath[/name_m] is it reminds me of [name_m]Heathcliff[/name_m] and paired with [name_m]Victor[/name_m], it feels very ‘Byronic [name_u]Hero[/name_u] from a Nineteenth Century Gothic Novel’ - not a bad thing necessarily, but it does leap out to me
I would use [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Victor[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sasha[/name_u]- so clear it’s a boy, there’s the flexibility of nicknames, and better flow to [name_m]Victor[/name_m].
or else [name_m]Heath[/name_m] and another middle name (Victor is too far on the punchy side after [name_m]Heath[/name_m], it sounds like a villain to me - understand why your husband wants stronger second after [name_f]Heart[/name_f] but [name_m]Victor[/name_m] is too abrupt after Heath) - [name_m]Heath[/name_m] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] or [name_m]Heath[/name_m] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] would be better imo.
I really like [name_m]Heath[/name_m] [name_m]Victor[/name_m]. It’s interesting without being head-turning. I prefer [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] as a nickname, personally; it sounds like an affectionate diminutive to me, not quite substantial enough. But that’s just my opinion
Definitely won’t be using [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] since he would certainly be called [name_u]Alex[/name_u]. But for someone who liked [name_u]Alex[/name_u] I agree this would be the way to go. I don’t mind [name_m]Heath[/name_m] with a different middle. I actually really like [name_m]Heath[/name_m] [name_u]River[/name_u] but then wondered if it was too many tragic young actors all together…
Not certainly [name_u]Alex[/name_u] - I have two [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] friends who have only ever been [name_m]Xander[/name_m] and [name_m]Alec[/name_m] respectively - and an [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] friend who is only ever [name_u]Lexi[/name_u]. So I don’t agree that it’s inevitable especially if you introduce him as [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] from the start and he did the same. But obv not your name!
I still think I’d reconsider [name_m]Victor[/name_m] for [name_m]Heath[/name_m] and probably [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] too (to my ear, [name_m]Victor[/name_m] works with Alexander/ a long name but it’s a little jumpy with [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] - both two syllables and ending in similar’ish A and OR). You’re right though that [name_u]River[/name_u] might be a little heavy as handsome as he and [name_m]Heath[/name_m] [name_m]Ledger[/name_m] were.
Some nicknames that might work with either or both: [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] (as mentioned), [name_u]Calloway[/name_u], [name_u]Callahan[/name_u], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_u]Logan[/name_u], [name_u]Larkin[/name_u], [name_m]Conrad[/name_m], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Augustin[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], Wilder…
I like both names, [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] is more bookish and [name_m]Heath[/name_m] more outdoorsy but both are handsome, likeable names, if a little moody (as names I mean).
