Anastasia
Anastasia (from Greek: Ἀναστασία, romanized: Anastasía) 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.
| Pronunciation | English: /ˌænəˈsteɪʒə/, UK also /-ziə/ Greek: [anastaˈsi.a] Russian: [ɐnəstɐˈsʲijə] Ukrainian: [ɐnɐstɐˈs⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Greek: Αναστασία Russian: Анастасия Ukrainian: Анастасія Serbian Cyrillic: Анастасија Bulgarian: Анастасия |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Resurrection" |
| Region of origin | Greece |
| Other names | |
| Short form(s) | Asya, Nastya, Sia, Stacey, Stacie, Stacy, Stasia, Tasia, Tacy |
| Related names | Anastacia, Annastasia, Anastasiya, Anastasya |
| See also | Athanasia |
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
- Anastasia (sister of Constantine I) (c. 290 – after 314), half sister of Emperor Constantine I
- Anastasia (wife of Constantine IV) (c. 650 – after 711), Empress consort of Constantine IV of the Byzantine Empire
- Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark (1878–1923)
- Anastasia of Kiev (c.1023–1074/1096), Queen consort of Hungary
- Anastasia, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born 1944)
- Anastasia Avramidou (born 2000), Greek chess master
- Anastasia Bachynska (born 2003), Ukrainian artistic gymnast
- Anastasia Bitsenko (1875–1938), Russian revolutionary
- Anastasia Gloushkov (born 1985), Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer
- Anastasia Gorbenko (born 2003), Israeli Youth Olympic champion swimmer
- Anastasia Kozhevnikova (born 1993), Ukrainian singer, songwriter and former member of the girl group Nu Virgos
- Anastasia Lapsui (born 1944), Soviet-born Russian Nenets film director, screenwriter, radio journalist
- Anastasia Markovych (died 1729), Ukrainian Hetmana
- Anastasia Melnichenko (born 1984), Ukrainian activist
- Princess Anastasia of Montenegro (1865–1935) was the daughter of King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro
- Anastasia Motaung, South African politician
- Anastasia Muñoz (born 1984), American voice actress affiliated with Funimation
- Anastasia Ndereba, Kenyan marathon runner
- Anastasia Prikhodko (born 1987), Ukrainian folk rock and traditional pop singer
- Anastasia Radzinskaya (born 2014), Russian YouTuber
- Anastasia Romanova (disambiguation)
- Anastasia Romanovna (1530–1560), Tsarevna of Russia and wife of Tsar Ivan the Terrible
- Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901–1918), daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, of the Romanoff royal family
- Anastasia Soare (born 1957/1958), Romanian-American billionaire businesswoman
- Anastasia Sinitsyna (born 1983), Russian handball player
- Anastasia Skoptsova (born 2000), Russian ice dancer
- Anastasia Syromyatnikova (1915-1997), Russian Yakut writer
Fictional characters with the given name edit
- 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
- Anastasia Steele, a character from the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey
See also edit
- All pages with titles beginning with Anastasia
- All pages with titles containing Anastasia
- Sant'Anastasia (disambiguation)
- Saint Anastasia (disambiguation)
- Anastasia of Russia (disambiguation)
- Anastasia (surname)
- Anastacia (given name)
- Anastasie
- Anastasiia
- Anastasija
- Anastasiya
- Anastassia
- Anastatia (disambiguation)
- Annastasia
- Antasia, a genus of moths in the family Geometridae
- Anastazia Wambura (born 1965), Tanzanian politician
Citations edit
- ^ a b New Advent 2012.
- ^ a b c d Oxford University 2006.
- ^ 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
- "Anastasia". United Kingdom: Oxford University. 16 September 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- (in Serbian). Serbia: Stil.com. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- . Russia: The Moscow News. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- "Pre-Revolutionary Names Making a Comeback in Russia". Russia: The Moscow Times. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- "St. Anastasia". United Kingdom: Newadvent.com. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- (in Montenegrin). Montenegro: Vijesti.com. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- . Australia: Essentialbaby.com. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- "Top dozens of the most popular names" (in Georgian). Georgia: Ambebi.com. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.