Anastasia

Anastasia

Pronunciation Russian: [ɐnəstɐˈsɪjə]
Gender Female
Language(s) Greek: Αναστασία
Russian: Анастасия
Ukrainian: Анастасія
Serbian Cyrillic: Анастасија
Origin
Meaning "Resurrection"
Other names
Short form(s) Nastya, Stacicca, Stacie, and Stacy
Related names Anastasiya, Annastasia, Anastacia and Annastatia

Anastasia (from Greek Ἀναστασία Greek pronunciation: [a.na.sta.'si.a]; also spelled Anastasiya, Annastasia, Ánnstas, Anastazia, Anastazja, Anastacia or Annastatia) is a name bestowed to women and the feminine equivalent of the male name Anastasius. The name is of Greek origin, coming from the Greek word anastasis (Ancient Greek: ἀνάστασις), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, where it was the most used name for decades until 2008, when its place was taken by Sophia. It is still heavily used.

Origin

The name Anastasia was created during the early days of Christianity and was abundantly given to Greek children born in December and around Easter.[1][2] It was established as the female form (Greek: Ἀναστασία) of the male name Anastasius (Greek: Ἀναστάσιος Anastasios Greek pronunciation: [a.na.'sta.si.os]),[3][2] and has the meaning of "she/he of the resurrection".[3][4] It is the name of several early saints; including Anastasia of Sirmium, a central saint from the 2nd century who is commemorated during the second Mass on Christmas Day each year according to the traditional calendar of the Roman Catholic Church[1] and on December 22 according to the one of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The name can also be written as Anastasiya, Annastasia, Anastacia, or Annastatia.[4] Slavic diminutives include Nastya,[3] as well as various hypocoristics: Nastenka, Nastyusha, Nastyona, and Nastja (Serbian, Slovenian).

Popularity

Anastasia is a very popular name for girls, especially in Europe, where most names have Christian associations.[3] Anastasia was the most popular name for girls for many years in Russia until 2008, when it was exceeded by the name Sophia.[5][6] It remains one of the top ten names for Russian girls,[5][6] as well as for girls in Belarus,[4] Moldova,[4] Serbia,[7] Georgia,[8] and Montenegro.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 New Advent 2012.
  2. 1 2 Ancestry 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Oxford University 2006.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Essential Baby 2014.
  5. 1 2 The Moscow News 2008.
  6. 1 2 The Moscow Times 2014.
  7. ↑ Stil 2014.
  8. ↑ Ambebi 2014.
  9. ↑ Vijesti 2013.

Sources

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