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Being a namenerd, I now that Saskia is from the word Saxon, a group of people who got there name from the axe / hatchet / knife they used. "Axe Ax-" is not a pretty way to frame a girl. But being a snob, I adore the name Saskia, which I associate with Rembrandt's wife and Holland in general. What to do, what to do? Ooh, I know. I'll ignore my knowledge of the meaning of the name so that I can luxuriate in the glory that is Saskia. I have no qualms about tossing meanings out the window when they interfere with wonderful associations*. :-P

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Or perhaps you're concerned about the "sk"/"ks" sounds so close together. Now there you have me at more of a disadvantage. My ears are pretty picky about sounds. But I so rarely get asked about Saskia. Not fair. Aha. It's simple. You've got to change your surname. No? You won't? Man, this is tough.

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I suppose it would depend on what the alternatives are. The sound of "Saskia Ax-" isn't euphonic. But if the alternative was some trendy-fly-by-night then I could persuade my ears that "Saskia Ax-" wasn't that bad after all.

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So it doesn't look as though I'm much help here, sorry. I'm really struggling with this one because Saskia is so terrific, but yes, the sound is pretty . . . . distracting. :-/

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* By wonderful associations I mean Rembrandt's wife and Holland, not knives.

This message was edited 9/5/2012, 4:23 PM