Baby name

STABLE GIRL · RUSSIAN-GERMAN
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Mascha

/MAH · shah/


“Latin family name turned given name”

German and Dutch form of the Russian Masha, which is itself the diminutive of Maria; the -sch- spelling anchors it to German-speaking Europe.

masch

strongwarm

How it ages.

Feels warmly exotic in Western Europe; short and easy across languages.

The cultural moment.

Modest but steady use in Germany and Austria since the 1970s.