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.

Origin
The name Anastasia originated during the early days of Christianity and was given to many Greek  girls born in December and around Easter.  It was established as the female form (Greek: Ἀναστασία) of the male name Anastasius (Greek: Ἀναστάσιος Anastasios pronounced [anaˈstasi.os]), and has the meaning of "she/he of the resurrection".  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 and on December 22 according to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Slavic diminutives  include Nastya, 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. Anastasia was the most popular name for girls for many years in Russia until 2008, when it was surpassed by the name Sophia.  It remains one of the top ten names for Russian girls, as well as for girls in Belarus, Moldova, Serbia, Georgia, and Montenegro.

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
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
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
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
References
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"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.
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