Sasu

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a diminutive of Aleksanteri (“Alexander”) from the Russian pet form Саша (Saša) and its variants, later also used as a nickname for Sakari (“Zachary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑsu/,
• Rhymes: -ɑsu
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧su

Proper noun

Sasu

1. a male given name

Declension

Statistics

• Sasu is the 353^rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 922 male individuals (and as a middle name to 96 more), and also belongs to 6 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• ussa

Romanian

Etymology

From sasul, definite form of sas (“Saxon”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sasu m

1. A river in Buzău, Romania, tributary to the Buzău
2. A river in Maramureș, Romania, tributary to the Șieu
3. a surname originating as an ethnonym