Anastasia (from el, Ἀναστασία, translit=Anastasía) is a feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "
resurrection". It is a popular name in
Eastern Europe, particularly in
Russia, where it was the most used name for decades until 2008.
Origin
The name Anastasia originated during the
early days of Christianity and was given to many
Greek girls born in December and around
Easter. It was established as the female form (Greek: ) of the male name
Anastasius (Greek: ''Anastasios'' ), and has the meaning of "she/he of the resurrection". It is the name of several early saints; including
Anastasia of Sirmium, a central saint from the 2nd century who is commemorated during the first
Mass on Christmas Dawn each year according to the traditional calendar of the
Catholic Church and on December 22 according to the
Eastern Orthodox Church. Slavic
diminutives
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
include
Nastya, Nastia or
Nastja (Serbian, Slovenian) as well as various
hypocoristics: Nastenka, Nastyusha, Nastyona, Nastasia, Nastunja.
Popularity
Anastasia is a very popular name for girls, especially in
Europe, where most names have Christian associations. Anastasia was the most popular name for girls for many years in
Russia until 2008, when it was surpassed by the name
Sophia
Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek. It may refer to:
*Sophia (wisdom)
*Sophia (Gnosticism)
*Sophia (given name)
Places
*Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu
*Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana
*Sophia, North Carolina, an unincorpor ...
. It remains one of the top ten names for Russian girls, as well as for girls in
Belarus,
Moldova,
Serbia,
Georgia, and
Montenegro.
Given name
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Anastasia (sister of Constantine I) (c. 290 – after 314), half sister of Emperor Constantine I
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Anastasia (wife of Constantine IV) (c. 650 – after 711), Empress consort of Constantine IV of the Byzantine Empire
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Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark (1878–1923)
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Anastasia of Kiev
Anastasia of Kiev (russian: Анастасия Ярославна; uk, Анастасія Ярославна; 1023 – 1074/1094) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to King Andrew the White.
Life
Anastasia was a daughter of Grand Prince Yarosl ...
(c.1023–1074/1096), Queen consort of Hungary
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Anastasia, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born 1944)
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Anastasia Avramidou (born 2000), Greek chess master
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Anastasia Bachynska
Anastasiia Yuriivna Bachynska ( uk, Анастасія Юріївна Бачинська, born 4 August 2003) is a retired Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She is the Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games, 2019 European Games floor exercise champion, ...
(born 2003), Ukrainian artistic gymnast
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Anastasia Bitsenko (1875–1938), Russian revolutionary
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Anastasia Gloushkov (born 1985), Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer
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Anastasia Gorbenko
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Anastasia "Nastiya" Gorbenko ( he, אנסטסיה "נסטיה" גורבנקו; born ) is an Israeli competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer. She competes in the 100 m backstroke, 100 m breaststroke, 100 m freestyle, 200 m backstroke, 200 m breas ...
(born 2003), Israeli Youth Olympic champion swimmer
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Anastasia Lapsui (born 1944), Soviet-born Russian Nenets film director, screenwriter, radio journalist
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Anastasia Markovych (died 1729), Ukrainian Hetmana
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Anastasia Melnichenko
Anastasia "Nastya" Melnychenko (; born 1984) is a Ukrainian activist and author who writes on social, historical, and cultural issues. She is a co-founder of STUDENA, a non-profit human rights organization. She is also known as the initiator of ...
(born 1984), Ukrainian activist
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Princess Anastasia of Montenegro (1865–1935) was the daughter of King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro
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Anastasia Motaung
Anastasia Motaung (died 14 August 2022) was a South African politician from the African National Congress. She was a member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests ...
, South African politician
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Anastasia Muñoz (born 1984), American voice actress affiliated with Funimation
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Anastasia Ndereba, Kenyan marathon runner
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Anastasia Prikhodko (born 1987), Ukrainian folk rock and traditional pop singer
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Anastasia Radzinskaya (born 2014), Russian Youtuber
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Anastasia Romanova (disambiguation) Anastasia Romanova primarily refers to:
* Anastasia Romanovna (1530–1560), the first wife of Ivan the Terrible
* Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901–1918), daughter of Nicholas II of Russia, killed during the massacre of the Roma ...
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Anastasia Romanovna (1530–1560), Tsarevna of Russia and wife of Tsar Ivan the Terrible
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Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901–1918), daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, of the Romanoff royal family
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Anastasia Soare
Anastasia Soare (née Bălămaci, born 28 December 1956) is a Romanian-American businesswoman, and the CEO and founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills, known as the "Eyebrow Queen".
As of April 2022, Forbes ranked her as the 6th- richest person in Rom ...
(born 1957/1958), Romanian-American billionaire businesswoman
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Anastasia Sinitsyna
Anastasia Sinitsyna (born russian: Анастасия Синицына; September 3, 1983) is a Russian female handballer, who plays for Kastamonu Bld. GSK and the Russian national team.
Sinitsyna played in her country for Rostselmash Rostov ...
(born 1983), Russian handball player
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Anastasia Skoptsova
Anastasia Ilinichna Skoptsova (russian: Анастасия Ильинична Скопцова; born 8 November 2000) is a Russian retired ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Kirill Aleshin, she was the 2020 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist ...
(born 2000), Russian ice dancer
Fictional characters with the given name
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Princess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov, from
the 1997 animated film of the same name and based on the real life
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
* Anastasia Tremaine, from the 1950 animated film ''
Cinderella''
* Anastasia Hoshin, a character from the light novel/anime series ''
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World''
See also
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Sant'Anastasia
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Saint Anastasia Saint Anastasia or Santa Anastasia may refer to one of several saints named Anastasia. Otherwise it may refer to:
* Basilica di Sant'Anastasia al Palatino, basilica and titular church for cardinal-priests in Rome, Italy
* Cathedral of St. Anasta ...
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Anastasia of Russia (disambiguation) Anastasia of Russia may refer to:
*Anastasia of Kiev (1023–1074/1096), daughter of Yaroslav the Wise; wife of Andrew I of Hungary
*Anastasia Monomachina (died 1067), daughter of Constantine IX Monomachos and first wife of Vsevolod I of Kiev as Pr ...
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Anastasia (surname)
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Anastacia (given name)
Anastacia or Annastacia is a feminine given name. Notable people with this name include:
People
* Escrava Anastacia (born 1740, pt, Slave Anastasia), Brazilian folk saint
* Anastacia Brice, American entrepreneur
* Anastacia Giron-Tupas, first ...
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Anastasie
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Anastasiia
Anastasiia is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Anastasiia Arkhipova (born 2003), Ukrainian figure skater
*Anastasiia Bryzgina (born 1998), Ukrainian sprinter
*Anastasiia Galashina (born 1997), Russian sport shooter
* Anastasiia ...
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Anastasija
Anastasija ( Serbian and Macedonian: Анастасија) is a transliteration of the Greek name Anastasia in Serbian, Macedonian, and Latvian. Its male counterpart is ''Anastasije ( Serbian: Анастасије). It may refer to:
*Saint Ana ...
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Anastasiya
Anastasiya is a feminine given name. Notable people with that name include the following:
Sports Athletics
* Anastasiya Ilyina (born 1982), Russian triple jumper and long jumper
* Anastasiya Juravleva (born 1981), Uzbekistani triple jumper and lon ...
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Anastassia
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Annastasia
Annastasia is a feminine given name. Notable people with this name include
*Annastasia Baker (born 1988), British Gospel singer and song writer
*Annastasia Batikis (1927 – 2016), American baseball player
*Annastasia Raj (born 1975), Malaysian ra ...
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Antasia'', a genus of moths in the family Geometridae
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Anastazia Wambura
Anastazia Wambura (born 15 January 1965) is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is the current Deputy Minister of Information, Culture, Artists and Sports. She is a three-term Member of Parliament ...
(born 1965), Tanzanian politician
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Albert Anastasia (1902–1957), New York City Cosa Nostra boss and leader of the gang known as Murder, Inc.
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