Anastasia

Template:Infobox given name2 Template:Anastasia (name) Anastasia (from Template:Langx) is a feminine given name of Greek and Slavic origin, derived from the Greek word Template:Transliteration (), 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.Template:Sfn It was established as the female form (Greek: ) of the male name Anastasius (Greek: Anastasios ),Template:Sfn and has the meaning of "she/he of the resurrection".Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn It is the name of several early saints; including Anastasia of Sirmium, a central saint from the 3rd century who is commemorated during the first Mass on Christmas Dawn each year according to the traditional calendar of the Catholic ChurchTemplate:Sfn and on December 22 according to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Slavic diminutives include Nastya,Template:Sfn 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.Template:Sfn Anastasia was the most popular name for girls for many years in Russia until 2008, when it was surpassed by the name Sophia.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn It remains one of the top ten names for Russian girls,Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn as well as for girls in Belarus,Template:Sfn Moldova,Template:Sfn Serbia,Template:Sfn Georgia,Template:Sfn and Montenegro.Template:Sfn

Given name

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1914 photo of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, approximately age 13.

• 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
• Anastasia the Patrician ( fl. 576), Byzantine courtier and Christian saint
• Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark (1878–1923)
• Princess Anastasia of Montenegro (1868–1935)
• Anastasia of Kiev (c.1023–1074/1096), Queen consort of Hungary
• Anastasia of Sirmium (died 304 A.D.), Christian saint and martyr
• Anastasia, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born 1944)
• Anastasia Abbagnato (born 2003), Italian tennis player
• Anastasia Abramova (1902–1985), Russian ballerina
• Anastasia Abrosimova (born 1990), Russian triathlete
• Anastasia Acosta (born 1974), Mexican actress and model
• Anastasia Afanasieva (born 1982), Ukrainian physician
• Anastasia Agafonova (born 2003), Russian artistic gymnast
• Anastasia Ailamaki, Greek/Swiss computer scientist
• Anastasia Aksenova (born 1990), Russian swimmer
• Anastasia Anastasio (born 1990), Italian archer
• Anastasia Arkhipovskaya (born 1998), Russian synchronized swimmer
• Anastasia Ashley (born 1987), American professional surfer and model
• Anastasia Avdeeva (born 2001), Russian swimmer
• Anastasia Avramidou (born 2000), Greek chess master
• Anastasia Baburova (1983–2009), Ukrainian-born Russian journalist
• Anastasia Bachynska (born 2003), Ukrainian artistic gymnast
• Anastasia Baranova (born 1989), Russian actress
• Anastasia Bardina (born 1962), Russian musician
• Anastasia Baryshnikova (born 1990), Russian taekwondo practitioner
• Anastasia Barzee (born 1971), American actress and singer
• Anastasia Bavykina (born 1992), Russian volleyball player
• Anastasia Bayandina (born 1996), Russian synchronized swimmer
• Anastasia Belova (born 1981), Russian ice dancer
• Anastasia Belyakova (born 1993), Russian boxer
• Anastasia Bezrukova (born 2004), Russian model
• Anastasia Bitsenko (1875–1938), Russian revolutionary
• Anastasia Blayvas (born 2001), German freestyle wrestler
• Anastasia Bliznyuk (born 1994), Russian rhythmic gymnast
• Anastasia Bodnaruk (born 1992), Russian chess player
• Anastasia Bogdanovski (born 1993), Macedonian swimmer
• Anastasia Bolkvadze (born 2002), Georgian footballer
• Anastasia Bratchikova (born 1989), Russian freestyle wrestler
• Anastasia Brown, American music supervisor
• Anastasia Bryukhanova (born 1993), Russian politician
• Anastasia Bryzgalova (born 1992), Russian curler
• Anastasia Bucsis (born 1989), Canadian speed skater
• Anastasia Bukhanko (born 1990), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia van Burkalow (1911–2004), American geographer and hymnologist
• Anastasia Cannuscio (born 1992), American former competitive ice dancer
• Anastasia Carbonari (born 2003), Latvian racing cyclist
• Anastasia Chaun (born 1988), Russian swimmer
• Anastasia Chebotareva (born 1972), Ukrainian violinist
• Anastasia Chernaya (born 1987), Russian volleyball player
• Anastasia Chernova (born 1993), Miss Ukraine Universe
• Anastasia Chernyavsky, Russian-born photographer
• Anastasia Chirtsova (born 1990), Russian alpine skier
• Anastasia Chistyakova (born 1997), Russian ice hockey player
• Anastasia Chulkova (born 1985), Russian cyclist
• Anastasia Chursina (born 1995), Russian cyclist
• Anastasia Davydova (born 1983), Russian synchronized swimmer
• Anastasia Denisova (born 1993), Belarusian orienteering competitor
• Anastasia Dețiuc (born 1998), Czech-Moldovan tennis player
• Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser (born 1937), Bulgarian politician
• Anastasia Diodorova (born 1990), Russian Paralympic swimmer
• Anastasia Dmitrieva (born 1999), Russian artistic gymnast
• Anastasia Dmitruk (born 1991), Ukrainian poet
• Anastasia Dobrinina (born 1993), Russian badminton player
• Anastasia Dobromyslova (born 1984), Russian darts player
• Anastasia Dogaru, Craniopagus twin
• Anastasia Dolby, British embroider and writer
• Anastasia Dolidze (born 1997), Russian pair skater
• Anastasia Dotsenko (born 1986), Russian cross-country skier
• Anastasia Dzyundzyak (born 1979), Uzbekistani artistic gymnast
• Anastasia Elfman (born 1990), American actress, dancer and burlesque artist
• Anastasia Eristavi-Khoshtaria (1868–1951), Georgian writer
• Anastasia Fedotova (born 1998), Russian athlete
• Anastasia Fesikova (born 1990), Russian swimmer
• Anastasia Fialkov, Israeli astrophysicist
• Anastasia Filatova (1920–2001), First Lady of Mongolia from 1952 to 1984
• Anastasia Filenko (born 1990), Ukrainian footballer
• Anastasia Flussmann, Austrian table tennis player
• Anastasia Fomina (born 1983), Russian basketball player
• Anastasia Frolova (born 1994), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Ganias, American actress
• Anastasia Gasanova (born 1999), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Giannakidou, Greek-born American linguist
• Anastasia Gimazetdinova (born 1980), Uzbekistani figure skater
• Anastasia Gkatsou (born 1997), Greek footballer
• Anastasia Gkotzi (born 1987), Greek basketball player
• Anastasia Gloushkov (born 1985), Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer
• Anastasia Golovashkina (1993–2022), American political consultant
• Anastasia Golovina (1850–1933), Moldovan-Bulgarian physician
• Anastasia Golubeva (born 2006), Russian pair skater
• Anastasia Gorbenko (born 2003), Israeli Youth Olympic champion swimmer
• Anastasia Gorbunova (born 1994), Russian triathlete
• Anastasia Gorshkova (born 1987), Russian former competitive ice dancer
• Anastasia Goryacheva, Russian soloist of the Bolshoi Ballet
• Anastasia Gosteva (born 1975), Russian writer, journalist and translator
• Anastasia Gozhva (born 2001), Ukrainian figure skater
• Anastasia Griffith (born 1978), British actress
• Anastasia Grishina (born 1996), Russian artistic gymnast
• Anastasia Gromoglasova (born 1984), Russian pianist
• Anastasia Grymalska (born 1990), Italian tennis player
• Anastasia Guerra (born 1996), Italian volleyball player
• Anastasia Guzhenkova (born 1997), Russian swimmer
• Anastasia Hendrikova (1887–1918), Russian courtier
• Anastasia Hille (born 1965), British actress
• Anastasia Huppmann (born 1988), Russian-Austrian pianist
• Anastasia Iamachkine (born 2000), Peruvian tennis player
• Anastasia Ilyankova (born 2001), Russian artistic gymnast
• Anastasia Ivankova (born 1991), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
• Anastasia von Kalmanovich (born 1972), Russian actress and music producer
• Anastasia Karakasidou (born 1956), American scholar
• Anastasia Karpova (born 1984), Russian singer, best known as a member of girl group Serebro
• Anastasia Kelesidou (born 1972), Greek former discus thrower
• Anastasia Kempf (born 1997), German rhythmic gymnast
• Anastasia Kirillova (born 1996), Belarusian cross-country skier
• Anastasia Klimova (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer
• Anastasia Klose (born 1978), Australian artist
• Anastasia Kobekina (born 1994), Russian cellist
• Anastasia Kocherzhova (born 1990), Russian bobsledder
• Anastasia Konkina (born 1993), Russian judoka
• Anastasia Kostaki (born 1978), Greek basketball player
• Anastasia Kostyukova (born 1985), Russian footballer
• Anastasia Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian artistic gymnast
• Anastasia Kovaleva (born 2002), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Kozhevnikova (born 1993), Ukrainian singer, songwriter and former member of the girl group Nu Virgos
• Anastasia Kravchenko (born 1986), Russian ski-orienteer
• Anastasia Kuleshova (born 1995), Russian cross-country skier
• Anastasia Kulikova (born 2000), Finnish-Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Kuzmina, multiple people
• Anastasia Kvitko (born 1994), Russian model
• Anastasia Lagina (born 1995), Russian handball player
• Anastasia Lapsui (born 1944), Soviet-born Russian Nenets film director, screenwriter, radio journalist
• Anastasia Lazariuc (born 1953), Moldovan singer
• Anastasia Le-Roy (born 1987), Jamaican sprinter
• Anastasia Lebedeva (born 1993), Russian rower
• Anastasia Lin (born 1990), Chinese-Canadian actress and human rights advocate
• Anastasia Linnik (born 1993), Belarusian footballer
• Anastasia Lobach (born 1987), Belarusian handball player
• Anastasia Logunova (born 1990), Russian basketball player
• Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris (born 1958), Greek-American academic
• Anastasia Luppova (born 1985), Russian billiards player and coach
• Anastasia Makarova (born 2003), Russian swimmer
• Anastasia Maksimova (born 1991), Russian rhythmic gymnast
• Anastasia Malhotra (born 1989), Japanese tennis player
• Anastasia Markovych (died 1729), Ukrainian Hetmana
• Anastasia Martin, British actress
• Anastasia Martiusheva (born 1995), Russian pair skater
• Anastasia Mejía, Guatemalan indigenous journalist
• Anastasia Melnichenko (born 1984), Ukrainian activist
• Anastasia Mishina (born 2001), Russian pair skater
• Anastasia Moskaleva (born 1994), Russian curler
• Anastasia Motaung, South African politician
• Anastasia Msosa, Malawian judge
• Anastasia Muliana, Indonesian-American mechanical engineer
• Anastasia Muñoz (born 1984), American voice actress affiliated with Funimation
• Anastasia Myskina (born 1981), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Nabokina (born 1971), Russian ballerina
• Anastasia Nazarenko (born 1993), Russian rhythmic gymnast
• Anastasia Ndereba (born 1974), Kenyan marathon runner
• Anastasia Nechaeva (born 1993), Russian snooker and pool player
• Anastasia Negoda (born 1990), Russian musical artist
• Anastasia Nichita (born 1999), Moldovan freestyle wrestler
• Anastasia Nosova (born 1998), Russian inline artistic roller skater
• Anastasia Novitskaya, 19th-century Russian ballerina
• Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova (born 1981), Russian-Italian luger
• Anastasia Pagonis (born 2004), American Paralympic swimmer
• Anastasia Panchenko (born 1990), Russian canoeist
• Anastasia Papadopoulou (born 1986), Greek footballer
• Anastasia Pastourmatzi (born 1977), Greek cyclist
• Anastasia Patsiou (born 1977), Greek handball player
• Anastasia Pavlova (born 1995), Ukrainian archer
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (born 1991), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Petrova (born 1997), Russian weightlifter
• Anastasia Phillips, Canadian actress
• Anastasia Pittman (born 1970), American politician
• Anastasia Pivovarova (born 1990), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Platonova (born 1986), Russian ice dancer
• Anastasia Polibina (born 2000), Polish ice dancer
• Anastasia Pollard, American-born English painter
• Anastasia Poltoratskaya (born 1988), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Poluianova (born 2001), Russian pair skater
• Anastasia Popova, multiple people
• Anastasia Potapova (born 2001), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Powell, Australian criminologist
• Anastasia Pozdeeva (born 1993), Russian footballer
• Anastasia Pozdniakova (born 1985), Russian Olympic diver
• Anastasia Prikhodko (born 1987), Ukrainian folk rock and traditional pop singer
• Anastasia Prokopenko (born 1986), Russian badminton player
• Anastasia Protasenya (born 1993), Russian triathlete
• Anastasia Pustovoitova (born 1981), Russian association football player
• Anastasia Pyrgioti (born 1992), Greek Paralympic boccia player
• Anastasia Radzinskaya (born 2014), Russian YouTuber
• Anastasia Rizikov (born 1998), Canadian classical pianist
• Anastasia Robinson, 18th-century English soprano and later contralto singer
• Anastasia Rodionova (born 1982), Russian-Australian tennis player
• Anastasia Rogozhina (born 2008), Finnish artistic gymnast
• Anastasia Romanova, multiple people
• Anastasia Rudnaya (born 1990), Russian orienteering competitor
• Anastasia Russkikh (born 1983), Russian badminton player
• Anastasia Ryabova, Russian contemporary artist
• Anastasia Rybachenko (born 1991), Russian political and civic activist
• Anastasia Rygalina (born 1996), Russian cross-country skier
• Anastasia Salina (born 1988), Russian volleyball player
• Anastasia Samoylova, Russian-born American artist
• Anastasia Savchenko (born 1989), Russian pole vaulter
• Anastasia Savina (born 1992), Russian chess player
• Anastasia Schipanova (born 1998), Russian artist, model, fashion designer and beauty queen
• Anastasia Sergeeva (born 1987), Russian canoeist
• Anastasia Shcherbachenia (born 1990), Belarusian footballer
• Anastasia Shevchenko (born 1979), Russian public figure and civil activist
• Anastasia Shevtsova (born 1995), Russian ballerina and actor
• Anastasia Shishmakova (born 2000), Russian artistic gymnast
• Anastasia M. Shkilnyk (1945–2014), German-born Ukrainian-Canadian anthropologist
• Anastasia Shlyakhovaya (born 1990), Russian volleyball player
• Anastasia Shpilevaya (born 1999), Russian ice dancer
• Anastasia Shuppo (born 1997), Belarusian footballer
• Anastasia Sidiropoulou (born 1992), Greek model
• Anastasia Sidorova (born 1996), Russian artistic gymnast
• Anastasia Silveri (born 1984), Italian model
• Anastasia Simakova (born 2004), Russian rhythmic gymnast
• Anastasia Simanovich (born 1995), Russian water polo player
• Anastasia Sinitsyna (born 1983), Russian handball player
• Anastasia Sivayeva (born 1991), Russian actress
• Anastasia Sivolobova (born 1998), Moldovan footballer
• Anastasia Skoptsova (born 2000), Russian ice dancer
• Anastasia Skultan (born 1984), Russian curler
• Anastasia Vladimirovna Slanevskaya, known professionally as Slava (singer) (born 1980), Russian singer, actress, model and public figure
• Anastasia Sletova-Chernova (1873–1938), Russian politician
• Anastasia Slonova, multiple people
• Anastasia Soare (born 1957), Romanian-American billionaire businesswoman
• Anastasia Somoza, American disability rights advocate
• Anastasia Sorokina (born 1980), Belarusian chess player
• Anastasia Spyridonidou (born 1997), Greek footballer
• Anastasia Stashkevich (born 1984), Russian principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet
• Anastasia Stavrova, Russian mathematician
• Anastasia Stotskaya (born 1982), Russian singer
• Anastasia Suslova (born 1996), Russian handball player
• Anastasia Synn (born 1975), Canadian entertainer and activist
• Anastasia Syromyatnikova (1915–1997), Russian Yakut writer
• Anastasia Tambovtseva (born 1982), Russian bobsledder and luger
• Anastasia Tarakanova (born 2004), Russian figure skater
• Anastasia Tatalina (born 2000), Russian freestyle skier
• Anastasia Tatareva (born 1997), Russian rhythmic gymnast
• Anastasia Taylor-Lind, English-Swedish journalist
• Anastasia Tikhonova (born 2001), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Tjendri-Liew, founder of Bengawan Solo
• Anastasia Tolmacheva (born 1995), Russian-born Romanian biathlete
• Anastasia Toma (born 1996), Moldovan footballer
• Anastasia Trofimova (born 1987), Canadian documentary filmmaker
• Anastasia Trusova (born 1989), Russian model and beauty queen
• Anastasia Tsakiri (born 1979), Greek weightlifter
• Anastasia Tsichlas, South African football executive
• Anastasia Tsilimpiou (born 1997), Greek actress
• Anastasia Tsvetayeva (1894–1993), Russian writer
• Anastasia Tumanishvili-Tsereteli (1849–1932), Georgian writer and educator
• Anastasia Udaltsova (born 1978), Russian politician
• Anastasia Uzunova (1862–1948), Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary
• Anastasia Vaipan-Law (born 1999), Scottish pair skater
• Anastasia Valueva (born 1994), Russian taekwondo practitioner
• Anastasia Vashukevich (born 1990), Belarusian escort worker
• Anastasia Vasilyeva (born 1984), Russian ophthalmologist
• Anastasia Vasina (born 1987), Russian beach volleyball player
• Anastasia Vdovenco (born 1994), Moldovan tennis player
• Anastasia Vedyakova, Russian composer
• Anastasia Vinnikova (born 1991), Belarusian singer
• Anastasia Vlasova, multiple people
• Anastasia Volkova (born c. 1991), Ukrainian agricultural innovator
• Anastasia Volochkova (born 1976), Russian prima ballerina
• Anastasia Volovich (born 1976), Russian physicist
• Anastasia Voynova (born 1993), Russian cyclist
• Anastasia Voznesenskaya (1943–2022), Soviet and Russian actress
• Anastasia Vyaltseva (c. 1871–1913), Russian opera singer
• Anastasia Vykhodtseva (born 1991), Polish figure skater
• Anastasia Webb (born 1999), American artistic gymnast
• Anastasia Williams (born 1957), American politician
• Anastasia Yendiki, American academic
• Anastasia Zadorozhnaya (born 1985), Russian actress
• Anastasia Zagoruiko (born 1988), Russian biathlete
• Anastasia Zakharova (born 2002), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Zarycká (born 1998), Ukrainian-Czech tennis player
• Anastasia Zavorotnyuk (1971–2024), Russian actress and television presenter
• Anastasia Zhukova (born 1974), Russian politician
• Anastasia Zolotareva (born 2002), Russian tennis player
• Anastasia Zubkova (born 1980), Russian water polo player
• Anastasia Zuyeva, multiple people
• Anastasia Zyurkalova (born 1991), Ukrainian stage and film actress

Fictional characters with the given name

• Anastasia, a character from the game series The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
• 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

• 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