Baby name

FADING BOY · HEBREW-RUSSIAN-YIDDISH
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Jasha

/YAH · shah/


“God saves”

Variant spelling of Jascha; same Russian-Yiddish diminutive of Yakov. The -a ending makes it appear more feminine in some Western contexts, though it's traditionally masculine.

jasch

warm

How it ages.

Same musical legacy as Jascha - rare and distinctive.

The cultural moment.

Rare variant; used in Germany and Russian diaspora communities.