Anastasia

Anastasia (from Ἀναστασία) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word (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 ), 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 Dogaru, Craniopagus twin
 * 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 Martin, British actress
 * 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