Sasho is a male given name that is a diminutive of

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(meaning "defender" or "protector of men") and which originates in

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

and

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

''Behind the Name''
"Given Name Sasho"
Retrieved on 12 January 2016. The name may refer to: *

Sasho Angelov Sasho Angelov ( bg, Сашо Ангелов; born 15 June 1969) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. Angelov played as a defender. On the club level, Angelov played for Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, Botev Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, ...

(born 1969), Bulgarian football player and manager *

Sasho Cirovski Sasho Cirovski (born 14 October 1962) is a Macedonian-Canadian soccer coach of the University of Maryland. Born in Macedonia and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Cirovski led his University of Maryland team to the NCAA championship in 2005, 2 ...

(born 1962), American football coach * Sasho Mijalkov (born 1965), Macedonian politician * Sasho Pargov (born 1946), Bulgarian football player * Sasho Petrovski (born 1975), Australian football player * Sasho Nikolov, Canadian theoretical computer scientist

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