Names

Hungarian form of Anastasia.

Hungarian form of Anastasius.

Polish form of Anastasius.

Polish form of Anastasia.

Croatian and Slovene form of Anastasia.

Czech form of Anastasia.

Slovak form of Anastasia.

Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Anastasia. This name was borne by the wife of the Russian czar Ivan the Terrible.

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.