Names

Older Russian and Bulgarian form of Anastasius.

Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀναστάσιος (Anastasios), which meant “resurrection” from Greek ἀνάστασις (anastasis) (composed of the elements ἀνά (ana) meaning “up” and στάσις (stasis) meaning “standing”). This was the name of numerous early saints and martyrs, including a 7th-century monk and writer from Alexandria who is especially venerated in the Eastern Church.

Greek form of Anastasius.

Italian and Spanish form of Anastasius.

Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Anastasia.

French form of Anastasia (feminine) and Romanian form of Anastasius (masculine).

Feminine form of Anastasius. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Due to her, the name has been common in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (in various spellings). As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the youngest daughter of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II, who was rumoured to have escaped the execution of her family in 1918.

Russian and Bulgarian form of Anastasius.

Variant of Anastasio.

Variant of Anastasia.