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Template:Other uses 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 (Template:Lang), 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: Template:Lang) of the male name Anastasius (Greek: Template:Lang Anastasios Template:IPA),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
- 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 Kaleva (born 2010), Bulgarian 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 (born 1993), Ukrainian dancer and media personality
- Anastasiya Kuzmina (born 1984), Russian-born Slovak biathlete
- 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 Mikhailovna (1860–1922), grand duchess of Russia
- 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 Nikolaevna (1901–1918), grand duchess of Russia
- 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 (born 1987), Russian journalist
- Anastasia Popova (born 1990), Belarusian footballer
- 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 (born 1991), Russian weightlifter
- Anastasia Romanova (born 1993), Russian alpine ski racer
- Anastasia Romanovna (born 1530–1560), Tsarina of Russia
- 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 (born 1980), Russian singer, actress, model and public figure
- Anastasia Sletova-Chernova (1873–1938), Russian politician
- Anastasia Slonova (born 1984), Moldovan footballer
- Anastassiya Slonova (born 1991), Kazakh cross-country skier
- Anastasia Soare (born 1957), Romanian-American billionaire businesswoman
- Anastasia Somoza (born 1983/1984), 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 de Torby (1892–1977), German-born Russian-British morganatic daughter of grand duke of Russia Michael Mikhailovich
- 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, Ukrainian photojournalist
- Anastasia Vlasova, Russian skier
- Anastassiya Vlassova (born 1996), Kazakh footballer
- 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 (1896–1986), Russian actress
- 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