Anastasia

Anastasia
Origin
Pronunciation	English: /ˌænəˈsteɪʒə/, UK also /-ziə/ Greek: [anastaˈsi.a] Russian: [ɐnəstɐˈsʲijə] Ukrainian: [ɐnɐstɐˈs⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ]
Gender	Female
Language	Greek: Αναστασία Russian: Анастасия Ukrainian: Анастасія Serbian Cyrillic: Анастасија Bulgarian: Анастасия
Meaning	"Resurrection"
Region of origin	Greece
Other names
Short forms	Asya, Anya, Nastya, Sia, Stacey, Stacie, Stacy, Stasia, Tasia, Tacy, Anna, Ann, Anne, Annie
Related names	Anastacia, Annastasia, Anastasiya, Anastasya
See also	Athanasia

Variations of the given name

Variations of the surname

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

Origin

The name Anastasia originated during the early days of Christianity and was given to a few Greek girls and men 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 3rd 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

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]

Translations and variants

Belarusian: Анастасія (Anastasija), Наста (Nasta), Насця (Nastja), Ася (Asja)

Czech: Anastázie, Nastička, Anastázička, Nastička, Anuška

English: Anastasia, Sia, Stacey, Stacie, Stacy, Stasey, Stasie, Stasy, Tacy, Tacey, Tacie, Tasy, Tasey, Tasie, Stasia, Tasia, Ana, Anna, Annie, Anie, Ann, Anne, Asia

Greek: Αναστασία (Anastasía), Τασία (Tasia) Τασούλα (Tasoula), Σία (Sia), Νατάσα (Natasa)

Irish Gaelic: Annstás, Stéise

Polish: Anastazja, Nastazja, Nastunia, Nastusia, Nastuszka, Nastasia, Stasia, Nasia, Tasia, Nasteczka, Nastka, Anastazka, Ania, Anka

Russian: Анастасия (Anastasiya), Настя (Nastia), Настенька (Nastenka), Настюша (Nastyusha), Настена (Nastyona)

Slovak: Anastázia, Anastázka, Stázka, Nasťa, Stáza

Ukrainian: Настасія (Nastasiya), Анастасія (Anastasiya), Настя (Nastia), Наста (Nasta), Настинька (Nastynka)

Given name

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
Anastasia the Patrician ( fl. 576), Byzantine courtier and Christian saint
Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark (1878–1923)
Princess Anastasia of Montenegro (1868–1935)
Anastasia of Kiev (c.1023–1074/1096), Queen consort of Hungary
Anastasia of Sirmium (died 304 A.D.), Christian saint and martyr
Anastasia, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born 1944)
Anastasia Abbagnato (born 2003), Italian tennis player
Anastasia Abramova (1902–1985), Russian ballerina
Anastasia Abrosimova (born 1990), Russian triathlete
Anastasia Acosta (born 1974), Mexican actress and model
Anastasia Afanasieva (born 1982), Ukrainian physician
Anastasia Agafonova (born 2003), Russian artistic gymnast
Anastasia Ailamaki, Greek/Swiss computer scientist
Anastasia Aksenova (born 1990), Russian swimmer
Anastasia Anastasio (born 1990), Italian archer
Anastasia Arkhipovskaya (born 1998), Russian synchronized swimmer
Anastasia Ashley (born 1987), American professional surfer and model
Anastasia Avdeeva (born 2001), Russian swimmer
Anastasia Avramidou (born 2000), Greek chess master
Anastasia Baburova (1983–2009), Ukrainian-born Russian journalist
Anastasia Bachynska (born 2003), Ukrainian artistic gymnast
Anastasia Baranova (born 1989), Russian actress
Anastasia Bardina (born 1962), Russian musician
Anastasia Baryshnikova (born 1990), Russian taekwondo practitioner
Anastasia Barzee (born 1971), American actress and singer
Anastasia Bavykina (born 1992), Russian volleyball player
Anastasia Bayandina (born 1996), Russian synchronized swimmer
Anastasia Belova (born 1981), Russian ice dancer
Anastasia Belyakova (born 1993), Russian boxer
Anastasia Bezrukova (born 2004), Russian model
Anastasia Bitsenko (1875–1938), Russian revolutionary
Anastasia Blayvas (born 2001), German freestyle wrestler
Anastasia Bliznyuk (born 1994), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Anastasia Bodnaruk (born 1992), Russian chess player
Anastasia Bogdanovski (born 1993), Macedonian swimmer
Anastasia Bolkvadze (born 2002), Georgian footballer
Anastasia Bratchikova (born 1989), Russian freestyle wrestler
Anastasia Brown, American music supervisor
Anastasia Bryukhanova (born 1993), Russian politician
Anastasia Bryzgalova (born 1992), Russian curler
Anastasia Bucsis (born 1989), Canadian speed skater
Anastasia Bukhanko (born 1990), Russian tennis player
Anastasia van Burkalow (1911–2004), American geographer and hymnologist
Anastasia Cannuscio (born 1992), American former competitive ice dancer
Anastasia Carbonari (born 2003), Latvian racing cyclist
Anastasia Chaun (born 1988), Russian swimmer
Anastasia Chebotareva (born 1972), Ukrainian violinist
Anastasia Chernaya (born 1987), Russian volleyball player
Anastasia Chernova (born 1993), Miss Ukraine Universe
Anastasia Chernyavsky, Russian-born photographer
Anastasia Chirtsova (born 1990), Russian alpine skier
Anastasia Chistyakova (born 1997), Russian ice hockey player
Anastasia Chulkova (born 1985), Russian cyclist
Anastasia Chursina (born 1995), Russian cyclist
Anastasia Davydova (born 1983), Russian synchronized swimmer
Anastasia Denisova (born 1993), Belarusian orienteering competitor
Anastasia Dețiuc (born 1998), Czech-Moldovan tennis player
Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser (born 1937), Bulgarian politician
Anastasia Diodorova (born 1990), Russian Paralympic swimmer
Anastasia Dmitrieva (born 1999), Russian artistic gymnast
Anastasia Dmitruk (born 1991), Ukrainian poet
Anastasia Dobrinina (born 1993), Russian badminton player
Anastasia Dobromyslova (born 1984), Russian darts player
Anastasia Dogaru, Craniopagus twin
Anastasia Dolby, British embroider and writer
Anastasia Dolidze (born 1997), Russian pair skater
Anastasia Dotsenko (born 1986), Russian cross-country skier
Anastasia Dzyundzyak (born 1979), Uzbekistani artistic gymnast
Anastasia Elfman (born 1990), American actress, dancer and burlesque artist
Anastasia Eristavi-Khoshtaria (1868–1951), Georgian writer
Anastasia Fedotova (born 1998), Russian athlete
Anastasia Fesikova (born 1990), Russian swimmer
Anastasia Fialkov, Israeli astrophysicist
Anastasia Filatova (1920–2001), First Lady of Mongolia from 1952 to 1984
Anastasia Filenko (born 1990), Ukrainian footballer
Anastasia Flussmann, Austrian table tennis player
Anastasia Fomina (born 1983), Russian basketball player
Anastasia Frolova (born 1994), Russian tennis player
Anastasia Ganias, American actress
Anastasia Gasanova (born 1999), Russian tennis player
Anastasia Giannakidou, Greek-born American linguist
Anastasia Gimazetdinova (born 1980), Uzbekistani figure skater
Anastasia Gkatsou (born 1997), Greek footballer
Anastasia Gkotzi (born 1987), Greek basketball player
Anastasia Gloushkov (born 1985), Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer
Anastasia Golovashkina (1993–2022), American political consultant
Anastasia Golovina (1850–1933), Moldovan-Bulgarian physician
Anastasia Golubeva (born 2006), Russian pair skater
Anastasia Gorbenko (born 2003), Israeli Youth Olympic champion swimmer
Anastasia Gorbunova (born 1994), Russian triathlete
Anastasia Gorshkova (born 1987), Russian former competitive ice dancer
Anastasia Goryacheva, Russian soloist of the Bolshoi Ballet
Anastasia Gosteva (born 1975), Russian writer, journalist and translator
Anastasia Gozhva (born 2001), Ukrainian figure skater
Anastasia Griffith (born 1978), British actress
Anastasia Grishina (born 1996), Russian artistic gymnast
Anastasia Gromoglasova (born 1984), Russian pianist
Anastasia Grymalska (born 1990), Italian tennis player
Anastasia Guerra (born 1996), Italian volleyball player
Anastasia Guzhenkova (born 1997), Russian swimmer
Anastasia Hendrikova (1887–1918), Russian courtier
Anastasia Hille (born 1965), British actress
Anastasia Huppmann (born 1988), Russian-Austrian pianist
Anastasia Iamachkine (born 2000), Peruvian tennis player
Anastasia Ilyankova (born 2001), Russian artistic gymnast
Anastasia Ivankova (born 1991), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
Anastasia Kaleva (born 2010), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
Anastasia von Kalmanovich (born 1972), Russian actress and music producer
Anastasia Karakasidou (born 1956), American scholar
Anastasia Karpova (born 1984), Russian singer, best known as a member of girl group Serebro
Anastasia Kelesidou (born 1972), Greek former discus thrower
Anastasia Kempf (born 1997), German rhythmic gymnast
Anastasia Kirillova (born 1996), Belarusian cross-country skier
Anastasia Kirtadze (born 2009), Georgian chess player
Anastasia Klimova (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer
Anastasia Klose (born 1978), Australian artist
Anastasia Kobekina (born 1994), Russian cellist
Anastasia Kocherzhova (born 1990), Russian bobsledder
Anastasia Konkina (born 1993), Russian judoka
Anastasia Kostaki (born 1978), Greek basketball player
Anastasia Kostyukova (born 1985), Russian footballer
Anastasia Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian artistic gymnast
Anastasia Kovaleva (born 2002), Russian tennis player
Anastasia Kozhevnikova (born 1993), Ukrainian singer, songwriter and former member of the girl group Nu Virgos
Anastasia Kravchenko (born 1986), Russian ski-orienteer
Anastasia Kuleshova (born 1995), Russian cross-country skier
Anastasia Kulikova (born 2000), Finnish-Russian tennis player
Anastasia Kuzmina (born 1993), Ukrainian dancer and media personality
Anastasiya Kuzmina (born 1984), Russian-born Slovak biathlete
Anastasia Kvitko (born 1994), Russian model
Anastasia Lagina (born 1995), Russian handball player
Anastasia Lapsui (born 1944), Soviet-born Russian Nenets film director, screenwriter, radio journalist
Anastasia Lazariuc (born 1953), Moldovan singer
Anastasia Le-Roy (born 1987), Jamaican sprinter
Anastasia Lebedeva (born 1993), Russian rower
Anastasia Lin (born 1990), Chinese-Canadian actress and human rights advocate
Anastasia Linnik (born 1993), Belarusian footballer
Anastasia Lobach (born 1987), Belarusian handball player
Anastasia Logunova (born 1990), Russian basketball player
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris (born 1958), Greek-American academic
Anastasia Luppova (born 1985), Russian billiards player and coach
Anastasia Makarova (born 2003), Russian swimmer
Anastasia Maksimova (born 1991), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Anastasia Malhotra (born 1989), Japanese tennis player
Anastasia Markovych (died 1729), Ukrainian Hetmana
Anastasia Martin, British actress
Anastasia Martiusheva (born 1995), Russian pair skater
Anastasia Mejía, Guatemalan indigenous journalist
Anastasia Melnichenko (born 1984), Ukrainian activist
Anastasia Mikhailovna (1860–1922), grand duchess of Russia
Anastasia Mishina (born 2001), Russian pair skater
Anastasia Moskaleva (born 1994), Russian curler
Anastasia Motaung, South African politician
Anastasia Msosa, Malawian judge
Anastasia Muliana, Indonesian-American mechanical engineer
Anastasia Muñoz (born 1984), American voice actress affiliated with Funimation
Anastasia Myskina (born 1981), Russian tennis player
Anastasia Nabokina (born 1971), Russian ballerina
Anastasia Nazarenko (born 1993), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Anastasia Ndereba (born 1974), Kenyan marathon runner
Anastasia Nechaeva (born 1993), Russian snooker and pool player
Anastasia Negoda (born 1990), Russian musical artist
Anastasia Nichita (born 1999), Moldovan freestyle wrestler
Anastasia Nikolaevna (1901–1918), grand duchess of Russia
Anastasia Nosova (born 1998), Russian inline artistic roller skater
Anastasia Novitskaya, 19th-century Russian ballerina
Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova (born 1981), Russian-Italian luger
Anastasia Pagonis (born 2004), American Paralympic swimmer
Anastasia Panchenko (born 1990), Russian canoeist
Anastasia Papadopoulou (born 1986), Greek footballer
Anastasia Pastourmatzi (born 1977), Greek cyclist
Anastasia Patsiou (born 1977), Greek handball player
Anastasia Pavlova (born 1995), Ukrainian archer
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (born 1991), Russian tennis player
Anastasia Petrova (born 1997), Russian weightlifter
Anastasia Phillips, Canadian actress
Anastasia Pittman (born 1970), American politician
Anastasia Pivovarova (born 1990), Russian tennis player
Anastasia Platonova (born 1986), Russian ice dancer
Anastasia Polibina (born 2000), Polish ice dancer
Anastasia Pollard, American-born English painter
Anastasia Poltoratskaya (born 1988), Russian tennis player
Anastasia Poluianova (born 2001), Russian pair skater
Anastasia Popova (born 1987), Russian journalist
Anastasia Popova (born 1990), Belarusian footballer
Anastasia Potapova (born 2001), Russian tennis player
Anastasia Powell, Australian criminologist
Anastasia Pozdeeva (born 1993), Russian footballer
Anastasia Pozdniakova (born 1985), Russian Olympic diver
Anastasia Prikhodko (born 1987), Ukrainian folk rock and traditional pop singer
Anastasia Prokopenko (born 1986), Russian badminton player
Anastasia Protasenya (born 1993), Russian triathlete
Anastasia Pustovoitova (born 1981), Russian association football player
Anastasia Pyrgioti (born 1992), Greek Paralympic boccia player
Anastasia Radzinskaya (born 2014), Russian YouTuber
Anastasia Rizikov (born 1998), Canadian classical pianist
Anastasia Robinson, 18th-century English soprano and later contralto singer
Anastasia Rodionova (born 1982), Russian-Australian tennis player
Anastasia Rogozhina (born 2008), Finnish artistic gymnast
Anastasia Romanova (born 1991), Russian weightlifter
Anastasia Romanova (born 1993), Russian alpine ski racer
Anastasia Romanovna (born 1530–1560), Tsarina of Russia
Anastasia Rudnaya (born 1990), Russian orienteering competitor
Anastasia Russkikh (born 1983), Russian badminton player
Anastasia Ryabova, Russian contemporary artist
Anastasia Rybachenko (born 1991), Russian political and civic activist
Anastasia Rygalina (born 1996), Russian cross-country skier
Anastasia Salina (born 1988), Russian volleyball player
Anastasia Samoylova, Russian-born American artist
Anastasia Savchenko (born 1989), Russian pole vaulter
Anastasia Savina (born 1992), Russian chess player
Anastasia Schipanova (born 1998), Russian artist, model, fashion designer and beauty queen
Anastasia Sergeeva (born 1987), Russian canoeist
Anastasia Shcherbachenia (born 1990), Belarusian footballer
Anastasia Shevchenko (born 1979), Russian public figure and civil activist
Anastasia Shevtsova (born 1995), Russian ballerina and actor
Anastasia Shishmakova (born 2000), Russian artistic gymnast
Anastasia M. Shkilnyk (1945–2014), German-born Ukrainian-Canadian anthropologist
Anastasia Shlyakhovaya (born 1990), Russian volleyball player
Anastasia Shpilevaya (born 1999), Russian ice dancer
Anastasia Shuppo (born 1997), Belarusian footballer
Anastasia Sidiropoulou (born 1992), Greek model
Anastasia Sidorova (born 1996), Russian artistic gymnast
Anastasia Silveri (born 1984), Italian model
Anastasia Simakova (born 2004), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Anastasia Simanovich (born 1995), Russian water polo player
Anastasia Sinitsyna (born 1983), Russian handball player
Anastasia Sivayeva (born 1991), Russian actress
Anastasia Sivolobova (born 1998), Moldovan footballer
Anastasia Skoptsova (born 2000), Russian ice dancer
Anastasia Skultan (born 1984), Russian curler
Anastasia Vladimirovna Slanevskaya, known professionally as Slava (born 1980), Russian singer, actress, model and public figure
Anastasia Sletova-Chernova (1873–1938), Russian politician
Anastasia Slonova (born 1984), Moldovan footballer
Anastassiya Slonova (born 1991), Kazakh cross-country skier
Anastasia Soare (born 1957), Romanian-American billionaire businesswoman
Anastasia Somoza (born 1983/1984), American disability rights advocate
Anastasia Sorokina (born 1980), Belarusian chess player
Anastasia Spyridonidou (born 1997), Greek footballer
Anastasia Stashkevich (born 1984), Russian principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet
Anastasia Stavrova, Russian mathematician
Anastasia Stotskaya (born 1982), Russian singer
Anastasia Suslova (born 1996), Russian handball player
Anastasia Synn (born 1975), Canadian entertainer and activist
Anastasia Syromyatnikova (1915–1997), Russian Yakut writer
Anastasia Tambovtseva (born 1982), Russian bobsledder and luger
Anastasia Tarakanova (born 2004), Russian figure skater
Anastasia Tatalina (born 2000), Russian freestyle skier
Anastasia Tatareva (born 1997), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Anastasia Taylor-Lind, English-Swedish journalist
Anastasia Tikhonova (born 2001), Russian tennis player
Anastasia Tjendri-Liew, founder of Bengawan Solo
Anastasia Tolmacheva (born 1995), Russian-born Romanian biathlete
Anastasia Toma (born 1996), Moldovan footballer
Anastasia de Torby (1892–1977), German-born Russian-British morganatic daughter of grand duke of Russia Michael Mikhailovich
Anastasia Trofimova (born 1987), Canadian documentary filmmaker
Anastasia Trusova (born 1989), Russian model and beauty queen
Anastasia Tsakiri (born 1979), Greek weightlifter
Anastasia Tsichlas, South African football executive
Anastasia Tsilimpiou (born 1997), Greek actress
Anastasia Tsvetayeva (1894–1993), Russian writer
Anastasia Tumanishvili-Tsereteli (1849–1932), Georgian writer and educator
Anastasia Udaltsova (born 1978), Russian politician
Anastasia Uzunova (1862–1948), Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary
Anastasia Vaipan-Law (born 1999), Scottish pair skater
Anastasia Valueva (born 1994), Russian taekwondo practitioner
Anastasia Vashukevich (born 1990), Belarusian escort worker
Anastasia Vasilyeva (born 1984), Russian ophthalmologist
Anastasia Vasina (born 1987), Russian beach volleyball player
Anastasia Vedyakova, Russian composer
Anastasia Vinnikova (born 1991), Belarusian singer
Anastasia Vlasova, Ukrainian photojournalist
Anastasia Vlasova, Russian skier
Anastassiya Vlassova (born 1996), Kazakh footballer
Anastasia Volkova (born c. 1991), Ukrainian agricultural innovator
Anastasia Volochkova (born 1976), Russian prima ballerina
Anastasia Volovich (born 1976), Russian physicist
Anastasia Voynova (born 1993), Russian cyclist
Anastasia Voznesenskaya (1943–2022), Soviet and Russian actress
Anastasia Vyaltseva (c. 1871–1913), Russian opera singer
Anastasia Vykhodtseva (born 1991), Polish figure skater
Anastasia Webb (born 1999), American artistic gymnast
Anastasia Williams (born 1957), American politician
Anastasia Yendiki, American academic
Anastasia Zadorozhnaya (born 1985), Russian actress
Anastasia Zagoruiko (born 1988), Russian biathlete
Anastasia Zakharova (born 2002), Russian tennis player
Anastasia Zarycká (born 1998), Ukrainian-Czech tennis player
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk (1971–2024), Russian actress and television presenter
Anastasia Zhukova (born 1974), Russian politician
Anastasia Zolotareva (born 2002), Russian tennis player
Anastasia Zubkova (born 1980), Russian water polo player
Anastasia Zuyeva (1896–1986), Russian actress
Anastasia Zyurkalova (born 1991), Ukrainian stage and film actress
Soleil Anastasia Sorge, known simply as Soleil Sorge (born 1994), Italian and American model, television presenter, television personality and showgirl

Fictional characters with the given name

Anastasia, a character from the game series The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
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, a main character in the 1950 Walt Disney's 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

Citations

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