Pasha
Russian, "small, humble"
Similar in sound to Sasha, Pasha has that same gentle-yet-tough feel. Typically used as a Russian diminutive of Pavel for boys, it has been used for Praskovya, making it a unisex option.
A versatile choice, Pasha may also link to a military title from the Turkish Ottoman period, to a species of butterfly, and to the word Aramaic word Pascha, connecting it to Easter.
I enjoy it as a word-adjacent choice too, reminiscent, in my mind at least, of passion, pastel, and paticience.
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