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Анастасия
“resurrection”
Анастасия (Anastasíja) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
Bulgarian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Anastasia.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Анастасия goes back to Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία, meaning “resurrection.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία; its root is Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Анастасия’s family of names
In English usage, Анастасия has an affectionate form in Asya. In Russian usage, Анастасия has a conventional equivalent in the French form Anastasia. In Bulgarian usage, Анастасия has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Anastazja.
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Around the world
Анастасия has relatives in 13 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Анастасия comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 23
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- AnastasiaSpanish, German
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- Anastasiyaequivalent
- AnastazjaPolish
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See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Анастасия
- Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of RussiaGrand Duchess of Russia (1901–1918); fourth child and youngest daughter of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
- Anastasia MyskinaRussian tennis playerborn 1981
- Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaRussian tennis playerborn 1991
- Anastasia of KievQueen of Hungary from 1046 to 10601023–1074
- Anastasia ZavorotnyukRussian actress (1971–2024)
- Anastasia Romanovnafirst russian Tsarina as the first spouse of Ivan the Terrible1530–1560
- Anastasia BaburovaUkrainian journalist (1983–2009)
- Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of RussiaRussian grand duchess (1860-1922); only daughter of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and Princess Cecilie of Baden
- Anastasia PotapovaAustrian tennis playerborn 2001
Characters named Анастасия: Nastasya Filippovna (heroine of the novel "Idiot" by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky).
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