Anastasia

Anastasia or Anastacia is a female given name which comes from Koine Greek. Its literal translation is "She who shall rise up again" although it is usually just referred to as meaning resurrection. The name, and its male counterpart, Anastasius were originally given to children who were born around Eastertime during the early years of Christianity.

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Koine Greek - Resurrection - Anastasius

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It is also the name of several prominent women in history, two of which have been important figures in the Romanov family of Czarist Russia.

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Romanov - Czarist Russia

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• Anastasia, daughter of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora
• Anastacia of Russia (died 1560), wife of Ivan the Terrible
• Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia (1901-1918), daughter of Nicholas II of Russia, the last ruling family of the Romanov dynasty
• Eugenia Smith claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia
• Anna Anderson claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia
• Anastasia, a 1956 movie
• Anastasia, a 1997 movie
• Albert Anastasia (1902-1957), Mafia boss, headed Murder, Inc. together with Louis Buchalter
• "Anastasia (song)," a 1956 popular song by Alfred Newman and Paul Francis Webster
• Anastacia (singer) (a.k.a. Anastacia Newkirk) — American pop singer from Chicago, Illinois
• Anastasia, Macedonian music band.
• Anastasia, a play.