Sashok

Sashok is a Russian masculine given name functioning as an affectionate diminutive form of Alexander, which derives from the ancient Greek Alexandros, composed of the elements alexein, meaning to defend, and aner, meaning man. The name Alexander spread widely through the Greek-speaking world largely through the fame of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king of the 4th century BCE, and its Russian form Aleksandr generated numerous pet forms in everyday speech. Sashok sits alongside other diminutives of the same root, including Sasha, Sashenka, and Shura, each carrying varying degrees of familiarity and affection.