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Saša is a South Slavic and wider Slavic diminutive form of Aleksandar or Aleksandra, themselves derived from the ancient Greek name Alexandros, composed of the elements alexein, meaning to defend, and aner, meaning man. The name became widely used across Yugoslavia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and other Slavic-speaking regions as an independent given name for both males and females. It is closely related to the Russian Sasha, which serves the same diminutive function for Aleksandr and Aleksandra in the Eastern Slavic tradition. Cognate full forms include Aleksandar, Aleksander, and Aleksandra.