Meaning & History
Either a diminutive of Anastasia, or else from a surname that was derived from Stace, a medieval form of Eustace. As a feminine name, it came into general use during the 1950s, though it had earlier been in use as a rare masculine name.
Related Names
DiminutiveStace
Other Languages & CulturesAnastasia(Ancient Greek) Anastasia, Anastasiya, Nastassia(Belarusian) Anastasiya, Asya(Bulgarian) Anastazija, Staša, Stošija(Croatian) Anastázie, Anastazie(Czech) Anastasie(French) Anastasia(Georgian) Anastasia, Natasa, Tasia, Tasoula(Greek) Anasztázia(Hungarian) Anastasia(Italian) Anastasija(Latvian) Anastasija(Lithuanian) Anastasija(Macedonian) Anastazja, Stasia(Polish) Anastácia(Portuguese) Anastasia, Anastasiya, Asya, Nastasia, Nastasya, Nastia, Nastya, Stasya(Russian) Anastasija, Staša(Serbian) Anastázia(Slovak) Anastazija, Nastja, Staša(Slovene) Anastasia(Spanish) Anastacia(Spanish (Latin American)) Anastasia, Anastasiya(Ukrainian)
Popularity
People think this name is
modern youthful informal common wholesome refined simple
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