[name]Hi[/name], I like Sassy. I know a lot of Americans are going to hate it, but we don’t really use sassy as a word, so it would be fine in [name]Britain[/name]. If you are British can you tell me what you think and if you are American can you tell me what you think forgetting how you use it in [name]America[/name].
Thank you,
[name]Ellie[/name] xx
Hi everyone again!
Thanks for all your feedback, I forgot to say that I wouldn’t use it as a first name, only as a nickname, but I wouldn’t necessarily use it at all, I just really like it, especially for Saskia! There are so many of you that hate it!
Thank you,
Ellie xx
I’m not a fan. It doesn’t sound pleasant to my ear, it contains a curse, and I’m hesitant about names ending in an eee sound that aren’t well established as full names. (That is to say, [name]Emily[/name] or [name]Verity[/name] or [name]Mary[/name] feel fine, but I’m wary of [name]Ellie[/name] and [name]Kaylee[/name] without full names to fall back on.)
And honestly, love, most people do have to interact with others outside their country. If wee Sassy grows up to be a businesswoman dealing with international corporations, her name will sound a bit ridiculous on the conference call. If she falls in love with an American exchange student and moves to Nebraska, she’ll be laughed out of town.
As a [name]Brit[/name], I don’t think it’s usable here. Think how many US imports we get - TV, books, films, music. It’s a word everyone will know what it means even if it’s not used here on a daily basis. I know cutesy sounding nicknames are in but Sassy isn’t a name, it’s a word and a descriptive one at that. [name]How[/name] about [name]Saskia[/name] nn Sassy? You can use the nickname informally but she’s got something less awkward to grow up with.
[name]Even[/name] if your daughter Sassy won’t live in USA herself, she may have friends or co-workers from there and they may be confused. Or she might hate the name herself if she turns out shy and quiet(even if you don’t use the word much, you can’t say it doesn’t exist as a word at all). What about [name]Saskia[/name] for full name with nickname Sassy?
I’m sure in [name]Britain[/name] they know what that word means. I’m not American, but honestly… It sounds like a name someone would use on toddlers & tiaras.
My aunt was called Sassy by her family. Now that the kids are all older she goes exclusively by her given name, [name]Kathy[/name]. It’s weird to picture an adult with such a childish nickname.
I think it can work as a nick name, but I would not use it as a given name… [name]Even[/name] if where you live you don’t hear the word, you should take into consideration that you have no clue what the future may hold for your daughter… she may travel, and I thin that would be a difficult name to be taken serious with…
‘Sassy’ may not be common usage but I feel confident that the Brits are not as wholly ignorant as you are hoping cassandrah. I am a dual UK/Aus citizen and have lived there for years cumulatively, and feel a ‘Sassy’ would be marked by that name in many circles. You can only get away with a name like that in the media >.> [name]Cherry[/name], [name]Pixie[/name]…all that stuff, but she might want a proper job and the people who matter would notice, this would make it a less than ideal choice [name]IMO[/name]. Social mobility doesn’t have to happen, but I would always wish to give kids the best chance to be whatever they want. However, if you are from the upper class feel free to ignore this, as they can get away with whatever they want and my peasant opinions are just those
I agree with the others. [name]Even[/name] if it’s not used much in the UK, it’s still a word and in the dictionary. There was even a Korean movie called My Sassy Girl (as well as an American remake), so it’s definitely known as a word. I agree with others to use a name like [name]Saskia[/name] with Sassy as a nickname.
I’d be shocked if someone didn’t know what sassy means. But [name]Saskia[/name] is a great suggestion- my old school friend is [name]Saskia[/name] nn Sas/Sassy and it works much better that way.
Sassy is my sister’s dog’s name, no joke. [name]Even[/name] if she’s raised in the UK, rarely are people anymore completely isolated from the rest of the world. This is just not a name that would travel well. It’s sort of like if someone in the US named their kid [name]Fanny[/name]. We don’t use that term here like you do, but you would definitely not think well of the name (or person) if you heard it.
