Saskia is a feminine name. There are at least two different sources of the name. One is of Dutch origin, where it originally meant "a Saxon woman" (alteration of "Saxia"). The other, thought to be of Slavic origin, means "protector of mankind".
Notable bearers of this name include:
Saskia Bartusiak (born 1982), football playerSaskia Burmeister (born 1985), Australian actressSaskia Clark, a British sailorSaskia Howard Clarke, a contestant on UK Big Brother in 2005Saskia de Brauw (born 1981), Dutch artist and modelSaskia de Coster (born 1976), writerSaskia de Jonge (born 1986), swimmerSaskia Elemans (born 1977), cyclistSaskia Estupinan, doctorSaskia Fischer, a German actressSaskia Garel (born 1977), actressSaskia Giorgini, pianistSaskia Hamilton (born 1967), American poetSaskia Hampele, an Australian actressSaskia Hölbling, an Austrian choreographer and dancerSaskia Holmkvist (born 1971), artistSaskia Kosterink (born 1984), softball playerSaskia Laroo, a Dutch jazz musicianSaskia Linssen (born 1970), Dutch model and actressSaskia Mulder (born 1973), Dutch actress and younger sister of Karen MulderSaskia Noort (born 1967), authorSaskia Olde Wolbers (born 1971), video artistSaskia Ozinga, an environmental and social activistSaskia Ozols, artistSaskia Rao-de Haas (born 1971), Dutch cellist based in Delhi, IndiaSaskia Reeves, British actressSaskia Rosendahl, German actressSaskia Sassen (born 1947), sociologistSaskia Loretta van Erven Garcia, a Dutch-Colombian female fencerSaskia van Hintum (born 1970), Dutch volleyball playerSaskia van Rijswijk (born 1960), Dutch Muay Thai champion and actressSaskia van Uylenburgh (1612-1642), wife of famous Dutch painter Rembrandt van RijnSaskia Wickham (born 1967), British actressSaskia Reford (born 1468), head Ming Dynasty concubine to Chenghua Emperor