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Anastasia
PronunciationEnglish: /ˌænəˈstʒə/, UK also /-ziə/
Greek: [anastaˈsi.a]
Russian: [ɐnəstɐˈsʲijə]
Ukrainian: [ɐnɐstɐˈs⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ]
GenderFemale
Language(s)Greek: Αναστασία
Russian: Анастасия
Ukrainian: Анастасія
Serbian Cyrillic: Анастасија
Bulgarian: Анастасия
Origin
Meaning"Resurrection"
Region of originGreece
Other names
Short form(s)Asya, Nastya, Sia, Stacey, Stacie, Stacy, Stasia, Tasia, Tacy
Related namesAnastacia, Annastasia, Anastasiya, Anastasya
See alsoAthanasia [el]

Anastasia (from Greek: Ἀναστασία, romanizedAnastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word anástasis (ἀνάστασις), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe.

Origin[edit]

The name Anastasia originated during the early days of Christianity and was given to many Greek girls born in December and around Easter.[1] It was established as the female form (Greek: Ἀναστασία) of the male name Anastasius (Greek: Ἀναστάσιος Anastasios pronounced [anaˈstasi.os]),[2] and has the meaning of "she/he of the resurrection".[2][3] It is the name of several early saints; including Anastasia of Sirmium, a central saint from the 3nd century who is commemorated during the first Mass on Christmas Dawn each year according to the traditional calendar of the Catholic Church[1] and on December 22 according to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Slavic diminutives include Nastya,[2] Nastia or Nastja (Serbian, Slovenian) as well as various hypocoristics: Nastenka, Nastyusha, Nastyona, Nastasia, Nastunja.

Popularity[edit]

Anastasia is a very popular name for girls, especially in Europe, where most names have Christian associations.[2] Anastasia was the most popular name for girls for many years in Russia until 2008, when it was surpassed by the name Sophia.[4][5] It remains one of the top ten names for Russian girls,[4][5] as well as for girls in Belarus,[3] Moldova,[3] Serbia,[6] Georgia,[7] and Montenegro.[8]

Given name[edit]

1914 photo of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, approximately age 13.

Fictional characters with the given name[edit]

See also[edit]

Citations[edit]

  • ^ a b c Essential Baby 2014.
  • ^ a b The Moscow News 2008.
  • ^ a b The Moscow Times 2014.
  • ^ Stil 2014.
  • ^ Ambebi 2014.
  • ^ Vijesti 2013.
  • References[edit]

    This page or section lists people that share the same given name.
    If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
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