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Yasha is a boy's name in Russian, a nickname for Yakov. I think it would be awful on a girl.

I don't really like it. The first thing I thought of when I saw Yasha was a German boy I know called Yascher, and his name is pronounced the same way.

I dont like it, reminds me of Sasha..and I dont like that name either. I like Tara too.

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And they say to cry is to know that you're alive
And my river of tears has run dry
I never wanted to fool you, no
But a cold heart is a dead heart
A deserted soul is gone
A cold heart is a dead heart
And it feels like I've been buried alive by love

Miranda is right. Because Inuyasha has a huge American following, these could be hard names to live with. But here are some other names with the A sound you like so well:

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Sasha
Natasha
Adara
Atara(h)
Dara
Daria
Maiara
Stelara
Candelaria
Hilaria
Natasa
Tomasa
Amalia
Amal
Amala
Kamala
Chantal
Adalia
Dahlia
Italia
Natalia
Rosalia
Talia / Tahlia / Thalia
Anastasia
Amada
Rada

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Do any of those appeal to you?

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Array

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The dogs on main street howl
`Cause they understand
If I could take one moment into my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy--no I'm a man,
And I believe in a promised land.

Inuyasha

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Inuyasha's a Japanese anime (originally manga according to Wikipedia) that I'm only really familiar with through Godawful Fan Fiction, although I have seen one or two dubbed episodes. The show's fine enough, but it didn't grab me and so I'm not a fan.

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But I'm telling you this because I immediately thought of Inuyasha when I saw Yasha. Also, since the show's named after its main male character, so to me Yasha seems rather masculine. I believe Inuyasha has something of a following in NA, so I'd be a little wary about using Yasha because of that... but it all depends how you feel about that.

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Wikipedia says Inuyasha literally means "dog night [male?] part demon" in Japanese/Sanskrit. Yasha is also apparently Japanese for "forest spirit".

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EDIT: And, belatedly, I see Yasha's also a male name in Russian: a pet form of Yakov, the Russian form of Jacob / James.

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Miranda

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This message was edited 2/4/2006, 4:47 AM