Anastasia

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.

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]

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

• 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 Karpova (born 1984), Russian singer, best known as a member of girl group Serebro
• 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

• 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

• 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

• "Anastasia". United Kingdom: Oxford University. 16 September 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
• "Nicholas and Quince are the most popular names" (in Serbian). Serbia: Stil.com. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
• "In Brief – City Parking Fines Net 700,000 Rubles in March". 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.
• "Sara and Luke the most popular names in Podgorica" (in Montenegrin). Montenegro: Vijesti.com. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
• "Top baby names from around the world". 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.