|
|
|
Comments for ANASTASIA:
Anastasia was also the name of the last Grand Duchess of Russia, who is said to have escaped death when the rest of her family was massacred. Her death is one of the greatest mysteries in the world.-- anastazsia 1/15/2005
Anastasia was a Russian Tsar's daughter. Her family, including: her mother, father, three older sisters, and little brother were all said to be shot to death while imprisoned. Anastasia was said to be the only one to survive. All her families bodies were covered in acid and burnt. There was no evidence to suggest (or not suggest) that Anastasia shared the fate of her family.-- Anonymous User 11/28/2005
Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of Nicholas II and Alexandra, was popularly believed for many years to have mysteriously survived the massacre that killed the rest of her family. When the remains of the royal family were examined, forensic scientists declared that there were no remains present that matched either Anastasia or her brother, Alexi. A woman calling herself Anna Anderson was believed by many people, including herself, to be Anastasia. A DNA test conducted in 1997, using a sample from Romanov descendant Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, proved that Anderson was not Anastasia, but a Polish factory worker who disappeared around the same time as the Romanov massacre. The Romanov remains were examined again before being interred in a royal tomb in Russia in 2002. This time, the scientists concluded that the bones of Anastasia were indeed present - it is her sister Maria's bones, in addition to Alexi's, that are missing.-- elizabeth hamlet 12/4/2006
Actually there is dispute among scientists as to whether it is Anastasia's body or Maria's missing.-- tomboy 3/11/2007
Anastasia is a beautiful, elegant, grand name that anyone would be proud to have as their own.-- Mommy2B 4/6/2005
The name Anastasia can also mean rebirth or resurrection.-- disasterstruck 6/24/2005
Very regal name that also became a 1956 3-time Oscar nominated movie. Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for best actress in 1957.-- Alena 7/15/2005
As I know the name "Anastasia" means "Resurrection". I think I have one of the most beautiful names in the world. My French friend said that the number of letters "Ā" makes it very sexual.-- Anastasia 10/4/2005
The Russian pronunciation of this name is /ah-nah-stah-SEE-yah/.-- Anonymous User 10/4/2005
A popular name, with a sexy background. It's a very beautiful name and brings up an impression of someone light-haired, thin, and beautiful.-- PssycatDoll 11/4/2005
A famous bearer in the Netherlands is Anna van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven. She is the daughter of prince Maurits and princess Marilene of Orange-Nassau. Actually her full name is: Anastasia Margriet Josephine. Her parents are still in the line of the Dutch throne.-- Anonymous User 11/16/2005
Anastasia is the most beautiful name! The meaning and everything in it makes it the perfect name, for me.-- Anonymous User 11/28/2005
The most commonly celebrated Name Day for Greeks with the name Anastasios and Anastasia is Greek Easter, as the name means "resurrection." This is a moveable feast day, falling on a different Sunday each year.-- Anonymous User 12/11/2005
The name Anastasia means "she will rise again".-- Arowen Half-Elven 12/15/2005
Classy! I love it either way you pronounce it.-- classy 1/13/2006
There is a great song by Tori Amos called Yes, Anastasia.-- viper 5/28/2006
Anastasia Krupnik was the main character of Lois Lowry's Anastasia books. I don't know if anyone else's read them, though!-- pei_yC 6/16/2006
Anastasia is the name of one of the wicked stepsisters in the fairytale "Cinderella."-- Anonymous User 7/10/2006
Also Russian.-- emiliana94 8/4/2006
Staci Keananīs real name is Anastasia Sagorsky.-- Maggie_Simpson 8/6/2006
I don't really like this name, it sounds cold and snootish, sorry if I offended anyone.-- Anonymous User 9/29/2006
I studied Koine Greek in college, and did the etymology of my first name. Ana is a preposition which means 'back up' or 'up again', and stasis is the future form of the verb histemi, which means 'to stand' or 'to rise'. So the literal meaning of the name is 's/he who shall rise up again.' It was apparently given to children born around Easter during the early years of Christianity. I pronounce it ah-nah-stah-SI-Ah, which is the pronunciation used in Holland and Russia.-- anastasianicole 10/10/2006
Beautiful name, but hard to pull off.-- nothingshortoftragic 12/12/2006
This is a wonderful name, and I would definitely consider naming my kid this.-- pussycat doll 1/2/2007
We pronounce it a-na-STA-see-a because we feel it sounds more like Staci (which is my mommy's name).-- victoire 1/4/2007
A not so famous bearer is Megan Mullaly's character on Will&Grace, her name is Karen Walker, but her alias is Anastasia Beverhausen. Anastasia as in the Russian royal, and Beverhausen as in ... where the beaver lives.-- Mia Gina 2/25/2007
I think that this name is very pretty. I've never known anyone who carried it but it is still nice.-- spaz123 4/3/2007
Anastasiaīs pet forms are Staci, Anaska, Anasta, Nastia, Tasia, Stasia.-- Karcoolka 4/9/2007
Anastasia Piper is a minor character in Charles Dickens' novel "Bleak House."-- Anonymous User 4/28/2007
I love this name and it is even my Christian name. :D My 1st born daughter well be named Anastasia Marie (Anastasia after myself and the Grand Duchess Saint Anastasia).-- MandieCampbell 5/4/2007
Anastasia is a unique and beautiful name and I'm proud to have it.-- punk_godess 5/18/2007
Love the name, I am Russian and this name is quite popular in Russia, Nastya for short (which I don't like), but in English speaking coutries this name really sounds great, very regal, classy, noble, elegant, feminine, definitely not boring. I am considering it for a middle name for my daughter.-- Homecats 6/26/2007
Another bearer of this name is Anastasia "Stacey" Elizabeth McGill, who is a character in the famed baby-sitter's Club series.-- AnnikaGodiva 6/30/2007
Itīs also a Czech name. Name Day: 15th April.-- Ronja 7/3/2007
Anastasia with the pet names Tasia, Tasoula, Stasa and Natasa is used quite commonly in Greece.-- Anonymous User 8/17/2007
In relation to Anastasia Romanov, the remains of Aleksei and most likely Maria were just found this month (August 2007). Excerpts from a news article about it from the Associated Press.
Archaeologist says bones found in Russia belong to the missing son of czar Nicholas II.
By Mike Eckel, Associated Press
Article Launched: 08/24/2007 09:33:14 PM PDT
MOSCOW - Prosecutors announced Friday that they have reopened an investigation into the deaths of the last Russian czar and his family nearly 90 years ago after an archaeologist reported that he may have found the missing remains of Nicholas II's son and heir to the throne. The announcement of the reopened investigation signaled the government might be taking seriously the claims made Thursday by Yekaterinburg researcher Sergei Pogorelov.
In comments broadcast on NTV, Pogorelov said bones found in a burned area of ground near Yekaterinburg belong to a boy and a young woman roughly the ages of Nicholas' 13-year-old hemophiliac son, Alexei, and a daughter whose remains also never have been found.
Yekaterinburg is the Urals Mountain city where Czar Nicholas II, his wife, Alexandra, and their five children were held prisoner by the communists and then shot in 1918. Pogorelov, an archaeologist at a regional center for the preservation of historical and cultural monuments in Yekaterinburg, said the spot where the remains were found appears to correspond to a site in a written description by Yakov Yurovsky, leader of the family's killers.
"An anthropologist has determined that the bones belong to two young individuals - a young male he found was aged roughly 10-13 and a young woman about 18-23," he told NTV television by telephone. Historians say guards shot the royal family and four attendants in the basement of a nobleman's house. The bodies were then loaded onto a truck and initially dumped in a mine shaft but were later moved, according to most accounts.
Parts of the bodies were exhumed in 1991 - the year the Soviet Union broke apart - and reburied in St. Petersburg in 1998. But two sets of remains weren't found then: those of Alexei and a daughter scientists believe was Maria.
According to NTV, a 1934 report based on Yurovsky's words indicated the bodies of nine victims were doused with sulfuric acid and buried along a road, while those of Alexei and a sister were burned and left in a pit nearby.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_6715202-- khensonm 8/29/2007
I adore this name and its meaning "she will rise again". I would love to have a daughter and call her this, upper class sounding. My mother was going to name me and my twin brother after the two Russian tsars though my father changed my name to a pet form of Alexsandra.-- Anonymous User 9/24/2007
Radu Sîrbu (the Romanian singer) has a daugher named Anastasia-Dalia. Beautiful, beautiful name. Okay maybe I am somewhat biased because it is Radu's daughter but, yknow.-- Anonymous User 10/20/2007
There is an animated movie called Anastasia and it is a fictionalized version of the story of Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov. It came out in 1997.-- Mel_13 3/27/2008
Beautiful name. I only know one Anastasia and she goes by Asya (ah-see-ya) which I think is a really cute nickname.-- pandasayscynical 5/3/2008
Isn't this name used in Russia, too?-- Reina Vered 6/6/2008
Yes, this name is also pure Russian. It is spelt Anastasiya in Russia, but this name is Russian, no matter how it is spelt. Also, a common pet name for Anastasia is Anya.-- nadiaxox 6/23/2008
This is a great name. I think it sounds gorgeous and regal. I really like it.-- bananarama 7/9/2008
Anastasia is also a city in Calvino's 'Invisible Cities', where it is a city of desire. It is described as a city which enslaves people with their desires when they believe that they are wholly enjoying it, and can either be benevolent or malignant on a whim.-- Anonymous User 7/12/2008
This name is beautiful! I really adore this & I'm considering naming my child this in the near future.-- lkelly67 7/31/2008
This is the full name of Olympic gold-metal winning gymanst Anastasia (Nastia) Liukin.-- mafan1763 9/20/2008
This is a good name, but I don't like the chavvy nickname Stacy.-- Anonymous User 10/13/2008
It sounds just as royal as it in fact is. I especially love Anya as a nickname, like what Anastasia went by in the animated movie (you know, before she found out who she was and beat the bad guy and lived happily ever after yadayada).-- not_another_Jessica 12/2/2008
I'm sorry, but this comes off as a "snobby girl name" to me.-- ICEyun 12/4/2008
Love it but Anas sounds like Anal. Other than that, pretty name. I prefer names that start with C, K, or S. They sound more angelic to me.-- lol_cool 12/8/2008
I think it's pretty. It's not my favorite but I think it's pretty. "Stacie" is a good nickname or "Ana" I guess, Stacie is a better nickname than Ana though.-- becca_marciano 3/6/2009
I love this name, but I don't know about nicknames. ): Stacie is a name I'm not too fond of, nor is Ana or Anya.-- Anonymous User 6/17/2009
I think it's a really pretty name that sounds regal and sophisticated. However, when I was little, my grandma had a cat named Anastasia, and it was unordinarily fat so I always think of it when I hear the name. Also, one of my Catholic friends chose this as her conformation name, so I couldn't use it for a story or anything without her teasing me that I named someone after her. But I still think it's pretty and elegant.-- magicalhannah7 6/29/2009
Pronounced a-na-sta-SEE-a (Russian).-- shnurki 8/10/2009
My friend's name is Anastasia, but all of us call her by nickname Nasty and it's funny. And her mother calls her Nastya. Her mom's Russian and in Russia all of girls named Anastasia people call Nastya or Stasya or Asya. It's true.-- Ravynne 8/21/2009
It's very weird because I usually don't like names that have too many a's. Like Annabella, Isabella, Mirabella, but I love this name. It is so classy and it's so pretty. It's not a name I would use on a daughter but if you plan or have a daughter named this, excellent choice.-- italiannames 9/18/2009
Anastasia is my name and I absolutely love it! I've never had anybody tell me they don't like my name either. Most people think this name is Russian, but it is actually Greek, and I am half Greek. My nickname is Tasia (tay-shuh) and all my friends tell me they love it.-- Tasia.Margareta 9/21/2009
Key: Meaning/History Usage Pronunciation Famous Bearer Personal Impression Other
Comments are left by users of this website. They are not checked for accuracy.
| Home : Comment | Copyright © 1996-2009 Mike Campbell | Contact Information |
