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[Opinions] WDYTO Anastasia?
Thought I should post just to generate some discussion on names not usually discussed here. I've just been thinking about Anastasia lately, personally I wouldn't use it, but I think it's so stunning and regal. I like Ana or Anya as a nn. Also, for sibling names, what would you pair it with? I was thinking something similar like Valentina or Isidora.

This message was edited 9/30/2010, 9:31 PM

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Oh yes, it is wonderful indeed. Valentina and Isadora would be great sisters also...
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Love Anastasia... Not so fond of Ana and Anya due to excess use. I would pair it w/ whatever sibs I happened to like names for. Not so concerned about sibsets having to match or anything as long as they're not WAY too close.
Valentina doesn't excite me (nmsaa) and I think Isidora's rather ugly, so I'd never use them w/ or w/out Anastasia.

This message was edited 9/30/2010, 10:38 PM

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Inconveniently long, and though Ann or even Anna would do nicely as nns, I would be constantly fearful of Stacy!People with a religious commitment to the notion of resurrection might like to give it to a second daughter if the first had died: I think that would be ghoulish, but at least then the meaning would have a direct referent.

This message was edited 9/30/2010, 10:57 PM

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I love it. It's in my top 5 for girls.But how would you pronounce it as there are few distinct ways to do it, I prefer a-nah-stah-SEE-yah.Valentina is nice and goes well with Anastasia but i strongly dislike Isidora.
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It's very common here and I don't know if I would use it. If I used it I wouldn't shorten it. The most common Greek nns are Natasa & Tasia and I hate them. Anya is an ok name and Ana feels incomplete. I would pair it with other names I like, I don't care about sibsets as long as they are not too 'out there'.
Valentina is nms and I wouldn't use it. I like Isidora but strongly prefer Isadora.
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I love Anastasia and briefly considered it for Anna. I finally rejected it because I prefer the Russian pronunciation which I feared people wouldn't use. The basic English one (an-a-STAY-zha) doesn't do much for me and reminds of me 'anesthesia.' Anya is really cute as well.Having said all that, I'd be much more likely to use it today with the pronunciation I prefer. People can easily learn.Ooh, Anastasia and Valentina are PERFECT together!

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I think Anastasia is pretty and Ana is a nice nickname. I don't like Valentina or Isidora, but I agree that this style of name would go well.
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I love Anastasia pronounced the Slavic way (ah-nah-stah-SEE-yah), but hate the English pronunciation. Anja is my fave nickname for it, but I'd probably just use the whole name.
I was considering it as a honoring for Ana, but Croatian version is Anastazija which I'm not a fan of, so gave it up. Anastasia and Isadora would be a wonderful sibset:-)
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Anastasia gets discussed every now and then. A lot of people like it.I also think it's very regal, and I'd love to meet one in real life. I like both Ana and Anya for nicknames.Isidora makes a good sister name.
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I know an Anastasia that mostly gets called Ana. Know of someone I went to uni w/ who has an Anastasia (also Ana, I think)... 1 of my old youth group gals just had an Anastasia (nn. Anya)... I think it's too pretty to waste by using a nn.
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