Anastasia

Name meaning resurrection

Anastasia is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning "resurrection." It has been borne by saints, princesses, and the famous daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, whose rumored survival of the 1918 Romanov execution spawned decades of impostor claims and later inspired films and musicals.

The name remains popular in Eastern European and Orthodox Christian communities.

Romanov

Romanov

Imperial Russian ruling family

Russia · 1918 · execution · mystery · imperial · Bolshevik · Alexei · Tatiana · Olga · Maria

name

Russian

Eastern Slavic language

feminine · Greek · resurrection · czarina · Slavic · regal · aristocratic · naming · baptism · elegance

film

Disney

Major entertainment conglomerate

  • animationTechnique creating movement illusion
  • DimitriGreek-origin male name
  • BartokHungarian 20th-century composer

Rasputin · musical · cartoon · 1997 · journey · memory · Paris · orphan · villain · ballroom

impostors

claimant

One asserting entitlement

survival · hoax · DNA · asylum · amnesia · controversy · investigation · believers · debunked · Charlottesville

Categories
Opposites
name length/formality

AnastasiaAna

Feminine name, Spanish origin

Stacy · Annie · Ann · Sue · Kim

meaning (resurrection vs. death)

AnastasiaMara

Hebrew name meaning bitter

Persephone · Cecilia

royal/common status

AnastasiaBertha

Name meaning radiant

Mildred · Gertrude · Ethel · Bessie · common names

Family

anastomotic, anastomosed

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G