Saskia

Saskia is a feminine name. There is some discrepancy as to the origins of the name. The name is often said to be of Dutch origin, which originally meant "a Saxon woman" (alteration of "Saxia"). However, the name Saskia is thought by some to be of Slavic origin meaning "protector of mankind". It has also been suggested that the name is of Danish origin and meant "valley of light".

Notable bearers of this name include:

• Princess Saskia of Hanover (born 1970)
• Saskia Bartusiak (born 1982), football player
• Saskia Burmeister (born 1985), Australian actress
• Saskia Howard Clarke, a contestant on UK Big Brother in 2005
• Saskia de Coster (born 1976), writer
• Saskia de Jonge (born 1986), swimmer
• Saskia Elemans (born 1977), cyclist
• Saskia Estupinan, doctor
• Saskia Garel (born 1977), actress
• Saskia Hamilton (born 1967), American poet
• Saskia Holmkvist (born 1971), artist
• Saskia Kosterink (born 1984), softball player
• Saskia Linssen (born 1970), Dutch model and actress
• Saskia Mulder (born 1973), Dutch actress and younger sister of Karen Mulder
• Saskia Noort (born 1967), author
• Saskia Olde Wolbers (born 1971), video artist
• Saskia Ozinga, activist
• Saskia Ozols, artist
• Saskia Rao-de Haas (born 1962), Dutch cellist based in Delhi, India
• Saskia Reeves, British actress
• Saskia Sassen (born 1949), sociologist
• Saskia van Hintum (born 1970), Dutch volleyball player
• Saskia van Rijswijk (born 1960), Dutch Muay Thai champion and actress
• Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612-1642), wife of famous Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn
• Saskia Wickham (born 1967), British actress

See also

• 461 Saskia, an asteroid
• Noah and Saskia, a children's television program
• Saskia Watts, an artist, part-time trampolinist and musician