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Ἀναστάσιος
“resurrection”
Ἀναστάσιος (Ănăstắsĭos) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Anastasius.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἀναστάσιος goes back to a word meaning “resurrection.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Indo-European *-yós, built from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́στᾰσῐς (“resurrection”) + ῐος.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ἀναστάσιος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀναστάσιος has a later derivative in Anastasio. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀναστάσιος has a conventional equivalent in the French form Anastase. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀναστάσιος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Anastasius.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ἀναστάσιος has relatives in 9 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ἀναστάσιος
- Anastasius I DicorusByzantine Emperor from 491 to 518430–518
- Anastasius IIByzantine Emperor700–719
- Anastasios of Albaniaformer Primate of Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, Member of Academy of Athens, President of World Council of Churches, Honorary President of Religions for Peace1929–2025
- Nectarios of AeginaMetropolitan of Pentapolis (1846–1920)
- Anastasius of PersiaChristian martyr550–628
- Anastasios BakasetasGreek association football playerborn 1993
- Anastasius Sinaitaabbot and theologian (died after 700)630–701
- Anastasios MetaxasGreek architect and sport shooter (1862–1937)
- Anastasios SidiropoulosGreek football refereeborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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