Anastasia

English

Etymology

From the name of a 4th-century martyr, Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía), from ἀνάστασις (anástasis, resurrection). The name, and its male counterpart Anastasius, were originally given to children who were born around Eastertime during the early years of Christianity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æn.ə.ˈsteɪ.ʒə/, /æn.ə.ˈsteɪ.ʃə/, /æn.əˈsteɪ.ʒi.ə/, /æn.ə.ˈstɑ.si.ə/, /ɑ.nə.ˈstɑ.si.ə/, /ɑ.nə.ˈstɑ.ʃə/, /æn.ə.ˈsteɪ.ʃi.ə/

Proper noun

Anastasia

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Derived terms

Translations

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Anastasia.

Proper noun

Anastasia

  1. a female given name from English
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