Our names, their meanings and the saints in whose honor we are baptized in the project “Thomas” - “Name Day”.
Read about the history of one of the most popular female names in Russia and Saint Anastasia in our material.
"The Meaning of Names"
Meaning and origin of the name Anastasia
Name Anastasia in different languages
Diminutive and shortened forms of the name Anastasia
Anastasia's birthday
Icons of Anastasia
Saints named Anastasia
Anastasia the Roman or the Roman
Anastasia Pattern Maker
Anastasia Rimskaya
Anastasia Romanova
The legend of the rescue of Anastasia Romanova
Nastya: name popularity
Male name Anastasy
Meaning and origin of the name Anastasia
The origin of the name “Anastasia” is associated with the ancient Greek language and translated means “resurrection”, “return to life”. There is also a paired male name with the same meaning, but it is not widespread in Russia.
The popularity of a female name is evidenced by Orthodox calendars. In the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church we will meet 15 saints with this name, most of them (10 people) are martyrs. One Venerable Anastasia is the mother of Saint Sava of Serbia, one Alexandrian hermit, who, according to legend, lived in a monastery under the name Anastasia - a eunuch, one passion-bearer - the daughter of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, another nun and Saint Anastasia of Latria.
The list of saints with the paired male name Anastasius is no less impressive - it includes 20 Orthodox ascetics from different countries - from Egypt to Persia, Bulgaria and Russia.
Writing rules
When the name Nastya is declined in the dative case (to whom?), Nastya ends with the letter “e”. By analogy, when declining the full name Anastasia, I also want to put e Anastasia, but such an analogy is erroneous.
The rules of the Russian language give a clear answer. Nouns, singular, feminine, 1st declension, to which the name Anastasia refers, are written in the dative case with “and” at the end.
Declension by case:
- Nominative (who?) Anastasia
- Genitive (of whom?) of Anastasia
- Dative (to whom?) of Anastasia
- Accusative (of whom?) of Anastasia
- Creative (by whom?) Anastasia
- Prepositional (about whom?) of Anastasia
Examples: Approach Anastasia Vasilievna. The certificate was issued to Anastasia Alexandrovna Petrova.
The correct spelling of words can be checked using a spelling dictionary, endings can be changed according to the rules of the language.
Nastya, Nastenka and other abbreviated and diminutive forms of the name Anastasia
A rare Russian personal name can compete with Nastya in the variety of diminutive forms. Tasya, Stasya and even Asya - all these forms in the modern dictionary of personal names are associated with the familiar Nastenka, and there is also Anastasyushka, Anastaska, Nastasya, Nastya (Nasta), Nasya (Nasa), Nata, Naya, Nayusya, Nyusya, Nastena, Tyona, Nastya, Nastusya, Tusya, Nastyulya (Nastulya), Nastyunya (Nastunya), Nastyura, Styura, Nastyukha, Nastyusha, Nastyakha, Stasya, Tasya, Taya, Asya, Asyusha, Susha, Asyuta, Syuta. If a person needs to turn to some “Anastasia Ivanovna”, then it is worth remembering that this name has the same forms of genitive, dative and prepositional cases.
Is it possible to call Nastya and Asya Anastasia, Nastasya and vice versa?
What to call a girl is worth discussing with her. The fact is that many people do not like abbreviations or business style. Teenagers really like the shortened version Asya, but older women like to be called Anastasia. Judging from the point of view of the origin of the name, then Anastasia can be called Asya or Nastya, or vice versa. But it’s still worth asking the girl.
As you can see, the names Anastasia and Nastasya are one and the same. Nastasya was called in Rus', this version is folk or shortened from Anastasia.
Male name Anastasy
A male name with the same ancient Greek root is not often found in Russia. Most people will only remember Anastas Mikoyan, a Soviet leader with a short form of the name "Anastasy".
Mikoyan is now most often talked about in connection with the meat processing plant of the same name. In the 30s, Anastas Ivanovich was the People's Commissar of the food industry and created Soviet fast food. In particular, it was not without his participation that the famous “Doctor’s” sausage and the infamous “fish days” in Soviet canteens were invented.
Few people know that Anastas Mikoyan studied in 1916 at the Theological Academy located in the Etchmiadzin Monastery.
In other countries, the male name Anastasius was more common, as evidenced by four Popes and two Byzantine emperors.
Pope Anastasius IV, who lived in the 12th century, went down in Church history as the bishop of Rome with one of the shortest tenures in the cathedra of the eternal city. He was pope for a little more than one year - from July 12, 1153 to December 3, 1154, but during this time he transferred the relics of Saint Helen Equal to the Apostles - the mother of Constantine the Great - into a modest shrine, and he prepared a luxurious antique sarcophagus, where the remains of the saint had previously been kept, for myself. In this sarcophagus he was buried in the crypt of St. Peter.
But among the women there were many more celebrities - tennis player Myskina, Dostoevsky's heroine Nastasya Filippovna, woman hero Nastasya Mikulishna, daughter of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas - this is just a short list of historical figures and literary characters with the name Anastasia. Anastasia was also the daughter of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kyiv - the Queen of Hungary. Her image can be found on the fresco of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. The fate of the queen herself was very difficult - she and her children had to flee from Hungary to Bavaria. One of her sons argued with Anastasia Yaroslavna and even raised his hand against her.
Biography of Anastasia Karanikolaou
Anastasia Lehane Karanikolaou is an American of Greek origin, model, television actress, and blogger.
Her father is stockbroker Periklis Nikolaos Karanikolaou, and her stepmother is Nicolette Karanikolaou. Anastasia does not reveal the name of her real mother, but she is proud of her older sister Alexia, who works as a hairdresser-stylist.
Since the age of 11, she has been one of the closest friends of TV actress and businesswoman Kylie Jenner, is part of her Lil babies team, and even starred in several episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. They met at a meeting with the Kardashian family at a bookstore, where Karanikolaou came as a fan. Subsequently, Anastasia and Kylie even lived for several months in the same house.
Girls now often spend time together, go on vacation and have fun, and dedicate posts to each other on social networks. Some time ago, Jordyn Woods was considered Kylie's best friend, but after the story of infidelity (with her, Tristan Thompson cheated on Khloe Kardashian), she was forgotten, and Karanikolaou returned to the role of her closest friend. She even has a tattoo dedicated to Kylie's daughter Stormi.
Karanikolaou is an Instagram star known under the nickname StassieBaby, the number of her subscribers has exceeded 5 million (July 2019). Social networks are one of Anastasia Karanikolaou’s sources of income: she periodically publishes advertising posts.
The model is famous for warmly welcoming plastic surgery and openly talking about her operations. The first time she went under the knife because one breast was one size larger than the other and it was difficult to choose underwear. The next operation was dedicated to bust enlargement, because Karanikolaou had lost weight and was unhappy with the appearance of her breasts.
Name Nastya
In the new millennium you will rarely find a school, institute or work where there would not be a girl or girl Nastya. In 1978-1981, 31 out of a thousand babies were named Anastasia, and this name was only in 11th place. But then the rapid growth of popularity began.
In the 80s of the last century, Yuri Antonov sang “Anastasia”:
The distance of life opened wide to me, You appeared, more beautiful than spring. The birds in the sky chirp: “Nastya,” the grasses echo: “Anastasia.” Happy am I, conquered by the power of these cornflower-blue eyes. Lips whisper tenderly: “Nastya”, Heart echoes: “Anastasia”.
Since then, the popularity of the name has been constantly increasing.
In 2011, 53 out of a hundred newborn Muscovites were named Anastasia. Several times over the past 15 years, this name has come out on top in popularity. In 2013, she was second, losing the championship to Maria in Moscow.
Principle of the Golden Section
The human eye is a priori programmed to look for balance in everything. Objects that have the correct proportion are perceived by him as pleasant or even beautiful. Classical architecture, sculptures and the most beautiful faces in the world are mostly considered beautiful because they present a perfect balance that a person notices without consciously. This balance is called by scientists the “Golden Ratio”.
After graduating from college, Anastasia emigrated to the United States with her family in 1989.
The Suare family settled in Los Angeles. Anastasia admits that the move was not easy and became a real test due to the language barrier and the difference in cultures between Romania and the United States. However, a little bit of luck and a lot of perseverance helped her soon find a job as a cosmetologist in a beauty salon in Beverly Hills, where she specialized in hair removal on the face and body.
The hard work instilled in her childhood came in handy, since she had to work twelve hours every day. Quite soon, Anastasia felt that she was bogged down in everyday work, which made her feel dissatisfied. Always remembering her mother's favorite saying, “if you keep doing what you do, you're going to keep getting what you get,” Suare knew it was time for a change. It was not a matter of lack of money or dissatisfaction with work, the woman was worried about something that worries many people entering the so-called “middle age”. An inner voice told her that she should achieve something herself. So the decision came to open my own business.
At that time, Anastasia took only one day off a week, but this precious time was enough to start moving in the right direction. She spent a lot of time in the public library studying the principles of the Golden Ratio, trying to understand how proportions affect a person's perception of beauty.
Anastasia often took her daughter with her. While her mother was immersed in the works of da Vinci and Fibonacci, the girl was doing her homework at the next table. Often Suare's daughter and mother stayed late until the library closed.
It was the mid-90s, and while working in beauty salons, Anastasia discovered that there were no eyebrow products on the cosmetic market.
Eyebrow correction was also unusual for American women; few of them used tweezers to trim their eyebrow line.
Saints named Anastasia
In the Orthodox calendar you can find at least fifteen saints with this name; let’s try to tell you a little about the most famous ascetics.
Anastasia the Roman or the Roman
In 250 or 256 in Rome, after prolonged torture, another martyr named Anastasia was beheaded.
Becoming an orphan at the age of three, the noble girl was raised in a Christian community near the eternal city. She was very beautiful, and at the age of 20, rejected suitors handed her over to the mayor Prov. He demanded that she renounce Christ and marry some patrician.
Anastasia refused, the enraged persecutor ordered her to be tortured naked in front of the crowd, but the saint continued to glorify the Savior and was eventually executed. Her body was found by local Christians and buried in the outskirts of Rome.
Memorial Day of Anastasia the Roman is November 11.
Anastasia Pattern Maker
Among the ascetics with the name Anastasia, the first place in popularity will be the patron saint of prisoners - the holy great martyr Anastasia the Pattern. Her earliest life that has come down to us was compiled in the 6th century, so we know almost nothing about the life of this saint.
The Great Martyr Anastasia suffered in 304 during the cruel persecution of Emperor Diocletian. This was an emperor who wanted to save the crumbling Roman Empire. As the Christian writer Lactantius notes in his essay “On the Death of Persecutors,” persecution for faith was total: “All people, (without distinction) of gender and age, were driven to the stake; and there were so many of them that they were surrounded not individually, but in crowds, and were set on fire; the servants were drowned in the sea, with a millstone tied to each of their necks. . No less wild persecution affected the rest of the people, because the judges, scattered throughout all the temples, drove everyone to sacrifice... The dungeons were full, unheard-of types of torture were invented, and, no matter what case the trial was carried out, in secluded places and in front of the tribunal they were located altars, so that those involved in litigation first make sacrifices and, under such circumstances, speak out about their affairs.”
Anastasia fearlessly visited Roman prisons and helped the sufferers. After the death of her teacher, she traveled through the provinces of the Roman Empire, where persecution raged. She visited Greece and Macedonia, alleviated the suffering of prisoners - brothers in faith. She was soon captured and, as a Christian, sentenced to be burned at the stake.
The Great Martyr was widely revered in the West already in the 4th century. Her honest head was in the monastery of St. Anastasia near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, but on the night of April 22-23, 2012, unknown persons stole the relics of this ascetic.
Memorial Day of the Great Martyr Anastasia is January 4.
Anastasia Rimskaya
Apparently Rome had a special attraction for martyrs named Anastasia. After the sermon of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, one resident of the eternal city accepted the new faith. During Nero's persecution, Anastasia and her friend Vasilisa buried the bodies of dead Christians. After torture, she was beheaded as a Roman citizen in 68. (Roman citizens, as we can learn, for example, from the Acts of the Apostles, had a number of privileges: they could demand the trial of the emperor, so the Apostle Paul was taken to Rome, and he himself spent several years in prison awaiting trial. Roman citizens could not shameful executions were used (crucifixion or being eaten by wild animals in the arena), so they were executed with the sword.
The ancient historians Suetonius and Tacitus briefly report on the reasons for Nero’s persecution of Christians. The text of the latter in the XV book of the Annals connects the persecution of followers of the new faith with the great fire of Rome and the emperor’s desire to blame the Christians: “So Nero, in order to overcome rumors, found the guilty and put to the most sophisticated executions those who, with their abominations, had brought upon themselves universal hatred and whom the crowd called Christians. Christ, from whose name this name comes, was executed under Tiberius by the procurator Pontius Pilate; suppressed for a while, this harmful superstition began to break out again, and not only in Judea, where this destruction came from, but also in Rome, where everything that is most vile and shameful flocks from everywhere and where it finds adherents. So, first those who openly admitted that they belonged to this sect were captured, and then, on their instructions, a great many others were caught not so much in the villainous arson as in hatred of the human race. Their killing was accompanied by mockery, for they were dressed in the skins of wild animals so that they could be torn to death by dogs, crucified on crosses, or those doomed to death by fire were set on fire at nightfall for the sake of night illumination. Nero provided his gardens for this spectacle; At the same time, he gave a performance at the circus, during which he sat among the crowd dressed as a charioteer or drove a team, participating in a chariot race. And although the Christians were guilty and they deserved the most severe punishment, yet these cruelties aroused compassion for them, for it seemed that they were being exterminated not for the sake of public benefit, but as a result of the bloodthirstiness of Nero alone.”
The relics of the holy martyr Anastasia are in Rome.
Memorial Day for Anastasia Rimskaya is April 28.
Anastasia Romanova
The youngest daughter of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II was born on June 18, 1901. She was the fourth child in the family and was educated at home from the age of 8. The curriculum included French, English and German, history, geography, the Law of God, natural sciences, drawing, grammar, arithmetic, as well as dance and music.
Anastasia Nikolaevna did not like grammar, wrote with many errors, and called arithmetic “beastly.” At the same time, Anastasia had a very kind character - she loved pets, adored candies and sweets and willingly shared them with others.
Anastasia’s teachers said that the girl had an easy character. She loved to play hide and seek, lapta, and serso (a game in which you need to throw rings onto a peg). She willingly climbed trees, loved to weave flowers into her hair, and was tenderly attached to her brother Alexei, spending whole days with him during attacks of his illness.
Growing up, during the First World War in a hospital, she gave concerts for the wounded and helped her sisters and mother in their ministry as Sisters of Mercy.
Together with the rest of the royal martyrs, she was shot in the basement of the Ipatiev House on the night of July 16-17, 1918.
St. Anastasia's Memorial Day is celebrated on July 17 along with other members of the royal family.
The legend of the rescue of Anastasia Romanova
After the execution of the royal family, the story of the miraculous rescue of Nicholas II’s youngest children, Anastasia and Alexei, became widespread. The most famous false Anastasia was Anna Anderson, who claimed that she was saved by a soldier with the musical surname Tchaikovsky. The impostor was quickly exposed, and the final point in this matter was put to two genetic examinations carried out in 1995 and 2011
, , , ,
Ἀναστάσιος (), . Ἀναστασία () - . "", "", ἀνάστασις (anastasis) - ", ", . "", ., . "resurrection".
— ( ), , ( ), . , .
(): . (), . ()
: . , , , , . , ,
(., VMR): . Anastasia (), . Anastasius()
(.):
: , , , , , , , , , Ҹ, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
: , , , ,
Anastasius I ( Flavius Anastasius , Φλάβιος Ἀναστάσιος , 430-518), Byzantine Emperor Anastasius II ( Artemius Anastasius , Ἀρτέμιος Ἀναστάσιος , d. 718), Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I ( Anastasius PP. I , d. 401), Pope Anastasius II ( Anastasius PP. II , d. 498), Pope Anastasius III ( Anastasius PP. III , d. 913), Pope Anastasius IV ( Anastasius PP. IV , in the world - Corrado della Subarra , d. 1154), Pope
Anastasio "Tacho" Somoza García ( 1896-1956 ), Nicaraguan dictator Anastas Ishirkov ( Anastas Ishirkov , 1868-1937), Bulgarian scientist, geographer, ethnographer Anastasios Metax ( Αναστάσιος Μεταξάς , 1862-1937), Greek architect and athlete
Anastasia Yaroslavna (born about 1023), daughter of the Kiev prince Yaroslav the Wise, wife of the Hungarian king Andrei (Andras) I Anastasia Zakharyina-Yuryeva (d. 1560), Russian queen, first wife of Ivan the Terrible Anastasia Nikolaevna (1901-1918), great princess, daughter of Emperor Nicholas II Anastasia of Montenegro ( Anastasia Nikolaevna , Anastasia Stana Nikolaevna , 1868-1935), daughter of the Montenegrin prince Nikola I Njegosh, wife of Duke George of Leuchtenberg and Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov Anastasia , Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (full name and title - Anastasia Alexandrine Cecile Marie Luise Wilhelmine Herzogin zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin , 1923-1979)
Anastasia Vyaltseva (1871-1913), Russian singer, performer of romances Anastasia Vertinskaya (born 1944), Soviet and Russian theater and film actress Anastasia Volochkova (born 1976), Russian ballerina Anastasia Stotskaya (born 1982), Russian pop singer Anastasia Prikhodko ( Anastasia Prikhodko , born 1987), Ukrainian pop singer Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser ( Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser , born 1937), Bulgarian politician Anastasia Kostaki ( Αναστασία Κωστάκη , born 1978), Greek basketball player ka Anastasia Perraki ( Αναστασία Περράκη , b. 1985), Greek fashion model Anastacia ( Anastacia , real name - Anastacia Lyn Newkirk , born 1968), American pop singer Staci Keanan ( Staci Keanan , real name - Anastasia Sagorsky , born 1975), American film actress Nastassja Kinski ( Nastassja Kinski , real name - Nastassja Aglaia Nakszyński , born 1961), German film actress Nastassya Novikova ( Nastassya Novikava , born 1981), Belarusian weightlifter de Restaud , character in several novels by Honoré de Balzac
(English)
. Anastasia ( , ) , Anastacia ( ) , — Stacia ( ) , Stacy , Stacie , Stacey , Staci ( )
(Deutsch)
. Anastasius ()
. Anastasia ( ) , — Stasi ( ) , Staserl ( ) , Stase ( )
(Français)
. Anastase ()
. Anastasie ( ) , — Nasie ( )
(Español)
. Anastasio ( ) , — Tasio ( ) , Tacho ( ) , Tachito ( )
. Anastasia ( ) , — Tasia ( ) , Tacha ( ) , Tachita ( )
(Português)
. Anastácio ( . , . ) , — Anastácinho ( , ) , Nastacinho ( , )
. Anastácia ( . , . ) , — Anastacinha ( , ) , Nastacinha ( , ) , Naná ( )
(Italiano)
. Anastasio ( ) , Nastagio ( ) , Anastasi ( ) Nastaxo ( ) , Nastaseio ( ) , Anastasiu ( ) , Nastasiu ( ) , Anastasiu ( ) , Nastasi ( ) , : Anastasiuccio ( ) , Stagio ( ) , Stase ( ) , Sino ( )
. Anastasia ( ) , Nastagia ( ) , Nastasia ( ) , , Nastasia ( ) , Nastasì ( ́ ) , Nostasìa ( ) , : Anastasiuccia ( ) , Anastasiella ( ) , Ana ( ) , Nasta ( ) , Sina ( )
(Corsu)
. Nastasgiu ( ) , Anastasiu ( )
. Nastasgia ( ) , Anastasia ( )
() (occitan, lenga d'òc, provençal) * — ** —
. Anastasi ( ́ ) , Anastasi ( ́ ) , Anastai ( ́ ) , Anastasi ( Anatai ) , Nastasi ( ́ ) , .-. Anastasi ** ( ́ )
. Anastàsia ( ́ ) , Anastàsia ( ́ ) , Anastaia ( ́ ) , Anastasié * ( ́) , Estasié * ( ́) , Estaié * ( ́) , Anastàsia ( Anatai ) , Nastasia ( ́) , .-. Anastasia ** ( )
(Català)
. Anastasi ( Anastasi, . )
. Anastàsia ( Anastasi, . , . ) , — Tàsia ( , . , . )
/ (Română/Moldovenească)
. Anastasia ( ) , — Nasta ( ) , Nastea ( ) , Tăsia ( ) , Tasea ( ) , Nastasica ) , Sica ( ) , Nastasiţa ( ) , Siţa ( )
(Magyar)
. Anasztáz ()
…
. Anasztázia ()
() (Ελληνικά)
. Αναστάσιος ( Anastasios ) , Αναστάσης ( Anastasis ) , - Τάσος (Thassos), Σάκης (Sakis)
. Αναστασία ( Anastasia ) , - Τασία ( Tasia ) , Τασούλα (Tasula), Σούλα (Sula)
()
. Anastas , Anastasiy , folk forms: Nastas , - Anastasik , Anastasyo , Stasko , Stasyo , Stasunyo , Stasik
. Anastasia , folk forms: Nastasia , Nastya , - Nastya , Nastasya , Nastaska , Nasta , Nastka , Nastochka , Nastechka , Nastunya , Nastunenka Nastunechka , Nastunka , Nastusya , Nastusenka , Nastusechka , Nastuska , Nastushka , Nata , Natonka , Natochka , Natsya , Natska , Stasya , Stasenka , Stasechka , Stasunya , Stasunka , Staska , Tusya , Tusenka , Tusechka , Asya
()
. Anastas , Anastasia , Nastasya , Nastas , church. Anastasia , - Astasi , Astash , Nastsik , Nastuk , Nastash
. Anastasia , folk forms: Nastassya , Anastassya , Anastasya , - Nasta , Nastsyukha , Nastulya , Nastasya , Nastsya , Nastysya , Naska , Nastk ,
(Polski)
. Anastazy (, ), — Staś (, ), Nastek ( ) , Nastuś (, )
. Anastazja ( ) , — Nastka ( ) , Nastusia (, )
(Čeština)
. Anastáz (), — Stázek ( ) , Nasťa ( ) , Anastázek ()
. Anastázie , Anastazie (, ), — Stázka ( ) , Stáza ( ) , Anastázka ( ) , Stáňa ( ) , Nasťa ()
()
. , , , , — ,
. , — , , , ,
()
. Anastas , Anastas ( Anastas ) , Anastasiј , Anastasij ( Anastasi ) , Anastasiје , Anastasije ( Anastasie ) , Nastas , Nastas ( Nastas ) , Nastasije , Nastasije ( Nastasiye ) , — Nasto , Nasto ( Nasto ) , Staso , Staso ( Staso )
. Anastasiја , Anastasija (Anastasi ) , Nastasiја , Nastasija ( ) , — Nasta , Nasta ( Nasta ) , Naka , Naka ( Naka ) , Nana , Nana ( Nana ) , Stana , Stana ( Stana ) , Stasa , Stasa ( Stas ) , Natsa , Naca ( Natsa )
(Gaeilge)
. Annstas ( ) , — Steise ( )
(Gàidhlig)
. Anstice ()
^^^ , .
