Anastasia
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| Gender | female |
| Meaning | "of the resurrection" |
| Origin | Greek |
| Nicknames | Anna |
| Related names | Anastacia, Anastasiya, Nastasja, Nastia, Nastinka, Stacey, Staci, Stacia, Stacie, Stacy, Stasia, Tacy. |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Anastasia |
Anastasia is the female form of the name Anastasius/Anastasios (Koine Greek: Αναστασια). Its meaning is usually given as "resurrection", but its literal translation is "she who shall rise up again". The name, and its male counterpart, were often given to Greek children born around Easter time during the early days of Christianity. It is the name of several early saints.
The best known Anastasia is the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. Legends about her possible survival persisted throughout the 20th century and have been the subject of numerous books and films. Anastasia was the full name of Tacy Kelly, the star of the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace.
Anastasia is currently the most popular name for baby girls in Moscow, Russia and is also popular in a number of other former republics of the former Soviet Union. The traditional nickname for Anastasia in Russia is Nastia, while an American Anastasia has traditionally been nicknamed Stacy.
Anastasia (also Anastacia, Anastasiya,Anastassia, or Anastatia) may refer to:
People
- Anastasia Horne, an American actress/singer
- Anastasia of Sirmium, saint and martyr
- Saint Anastasia the Patrician, sixth century saint
- Anastasia (artist) (flourished c 1400, Paris) French illuminator of manuscripts.
- Anastasia of Russia (died 1560), wife of Ivan the Terrible
- Ino Anastasia, wife of Tiberius II Constantine
- Anastasia (4th century), daughter of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora
- Escrava Anastacia, popular Brazilian slave saint and martyr
- Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901-1918), daughter of Nicholas II of Russia, the last ruling family of the Romanov dynasty
- Anna Anderson a woman who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia
- Anastasia Blue, a retired pornographic actor
- Anastasia Dobromyslova. a Russian darts player
- Anastacia (also known as Anastacia Newkirk), American pop singer from Chicago, Illinois
- Nastassja Kinski actress
- Nastia Liukin, American artistic gymnast
- Anastasia Mannerheim Marshal Gustaf Mannerheim's ex-wife
- Anastasia Myskina, Tennis player, 2004 Roland Garros Champion
- Albert Anastasia, the Mafia boss
- Anastasia Dualla, a character in the critically acclaimed television show, Battlestar Galactica
Entertainment
- Anastasia (1956), a 1956 film starring Ingrid Bergman.
- Anastasia (1997), an animated film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman featuring the voices of Meg Ryan and John Cusack
- "Yes, Anastasia," a song from the Tori Amos album Under the Pink
- Anastasia, Macedonian music group
Places
- Anastasia Island off St. Augustine, Florida
- St. Anastasia Island in the Black Sea
Others
- 824 Anastasia, a minor planet (asteroid) orbiting the Sun
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Anastasia". Image Credit.
