Anastasia (from ) is a feminine

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of Greek and Slavic origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "

resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions involving the same person or deity returning to another body. The disappearance of a body is anothe ...

". It is a popular name in

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Origin

The name Anastasia originated during the early days of Christianity and was given to many

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girls born in December and around

Easter Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in t ...

. It was established as the female form (Greek: ) of the male name Anastasius (Greek: ''Anastasios'' ), and has the meaning of "she/he of the resurrection". It is the name of several early saints; including

Anastasia of Sirmium Saint Anastasia (died December 25, 304 AD) is a Christian saint and Christian martyr, martyr who died at Sirmium in the Roman province of Pannonia Secunda (modern Serbia). In the Eastern Orthodox Church, she is venerated as ''St. Anastasia the P ...

, a central saint from the 3rd century who is commemorated during the first

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on Christmas Dawn each year according to the traditional calendar of the

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and on December 22 according to the

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. Slavic

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include Nastya, Nastia or Nastja (Serbian, Slovenian) as well as various

hypocoristic A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for Isabel or '' Bob'' for Robert, or it ...

s: Nastenka, Nastyusha, Nastyona, Nastasia, Nastunja.

Popularity

Anastasia is a very popular name for girls, especially in

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, where most names have Christian associations. Anastasia was the most popular name for girls for many years in

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until 2008, when it was surpassed by the name Sophia. It remains one of the top ten names for Russian girls, as well as for girls in

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, and

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Given name

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Crisco edit letters removed

Anastasia (sister of Constantine I) Anastasia was a daughter of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora, and half sister of Emperor Constantine I Constantine I (27 February 27222 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from ...

(c. 290 – after 314), half sister of Emperor Constantine I *

Anastasia (wife of Constantine IV) Anastasia (, c. 650 – after 711) was the empress consort of Constantine IV of the Byzantine Empire. Empress Anastasia entered historical record when her husband Constantine IV succeeded to the throne in 668, following his father's death. ...

(c. 650 – after 711), Empress consort of Constantine IV of the Byzantine Empire *

Anastasia the Patrician Saint Anastasia the Patrician (, ; fl. 576) was a Byzantine courtier and later saint.Laura Swan, ''The Forgotten Desert Mothers'' (2001, ), pages 72-73 She was a lady-in-waiting to the Byzantine empress Theodora. Justinian I, Theodora's husband, ...

( fl. 576), Byzantine courtier and Christian saint *

Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark (born Nonnie May Stewart; 20 January 1878 – 29 August 1923) was an American-born heiress and member of the Greek royal family. She was married to Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, the youngest ...

(1878–1923) *

Princess Anastasia of Montenegro Princess Anastasia Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro (4 January ld Style and New Style dates, O.S. 23 December 18671868 – 25 November 1935) was the daughter of Nicholas I of Montenegro, King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro (1841– ...

(1868–1935) *

Anastasia of Kiev Anastasia of Kiev (, Anastasia Yaroslavna; ; 1023 – 1074/1094) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Andrew I of Hungary, King Andrew the White. Life Anastasia was a daughter of Grand Prince Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev and Ingigerd Olofsdotte ...

(c.1023–1074/1096), Queen consort of Hungary *

(died 304 A.D.), Christian saint and martyr * Anastasia, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born 1944) * Anastasia Abbagnato (born 2003), Italian tennis player * Anastasia Abramova (1902–1985), Russian ballerina * Anastasia Abrosimova (born 1990), Russian triathlete *

Anastasia Acosta Anastasia Acosta (born Anastasia Magdalena Acosta Loría on October 18, 1974) is a Mexican actress and model. Life Born in San José, Costa Rica, Anastasia started her career in the modeling world and came to the attention of Mexican producer ...

(born 1974), Mexican actress and model *

Anastasia Afanasieva Anastasia Valerievna Afanasieva (; born 1982) is a Ukrainian physician as well as a Russian language in Ukraine, Russian-speaking poet, writer, and translator. Biography Anastasia Valerievna Afanasieva was born in 1982, in Kharkiv. She graduated ...

(born 1982), Ukrainian physician * Anastasia Agafonova (born 2003), Russian artistic gymnast * Anastasia Ailamaki, Greek/Swiss computer scientist * Anastasia Aksenova (born 1990), Russian swimmer * Anastasia Anastasio (born 1990), Italian archer * Anastasia Arkhipovskaya (born 1998), Russian synchronized swimmer * Anastasia Ashley (born 1987), American professional surfer and model *

Anastasia Avdeeva Anastasia Avdeeva (born 8 October 2001) is a Russian swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, h ...

(born 2001), Russian swimmer * Anastasia Avramidou (born 2000), Greek chess master * Anastasia Baburova (1983–2009), Ukrainian-born Russian journalist * Anastasia Bachynska (born 2003), Ukrainian artistic gymnast * Anastasia Baranova (born 1989), Russian actress * Anastasia Bardina (born 1962), Russian musician * Anastasia Baryshnikova (born 1990), Russian taekwondo practitioner *

Anastasia Barzee Anastasia Barzee is an American Broadway and West End actress. Career Barzee originated the role of Betty Haynes in '' White Christmas'' (2004-2006 tour). She also originated the role of Josephine in the West End cast of ''Napoleon'' (2000) ...

(born 1971), American actress and singer * Anastasia Bavykina (born 1992), Russian volleyball player * Anastasia Bayandina (born 1996), Russian synchronized swimmer * Anastasia Belova (born 1981), Russian ice dancer * Anastasia Belyakova (born 1993), Russian boxer * Anastasia Bezrukova (born 2004), Russian model * Anastasia Bitsenko (1875–1938), Russian revolutionary * Anastasia Blayvas (born 2001), German freestyle wrestler * Anastasia Bliznyuk (born 1994), Russian rhythmic gymnast * Anastasia Bodnaruk (born 1992), Russian chess player * Anastasia Bogdanovski (born 1993), Macedonian swimmer * Anastasia Bolkvadze (born 2002), Georgian footballer * Anastasia Bratchikova (born 1989), Russian freestyle wrestler * Anastasia Brown, American music supervisor * Anastasia Bryukhanova (born 1993), Russian politician * Anastasia Bryzgalova (born 1992), Russian curler * Anastasia Bucsis (born 1989), Canadian speed skater *

Anastasia Bukhanko Anastasia Vladimirovna Bukhanko (; born 6 June 1990) is a Russian tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two p ...

(born 1990), Russian tennis player * Anastasia van Burkalow (1911–2004), American geographer and hymnologist * Anastasia Cannuscio (born 1992), American former competitive ice dancer * Anastasia Carbonari (born 2003), Latvian racing cyclist * Anastasia Chaun (born 1988), Russian swimmer * Anastasia Chebotareva (born 1972), Ukrainian * Anastasia Chernaya (born 1987), Russian volleyball player * Anastasia Chernova (born 1993), Miss Ukraine Universe * Anastasia Chernyavsky, Russian-born photographer * Anastasia Chirtsova (born 1990), Russian alpine skier * Anastasia Chistyakova (born 1997), Russian ice hockey player * Anastasia Chulkova (born 1985), Russian cyclist * Anastasia Chursina (born 1995), Russian cyclist *

Anastasia Davydova Anastasia Semyonovna Davydova (; born 2 February 1983) is a Russian former synchronised swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist, and current coach. Biography Davydova won gold medals in the duet competition with Anastasiya Yermakova at th ...

(born 1983), Russian synchronized swimmer * Anastasia Denisova (born 1993), Belarusian orienteering competitor * Anastasia Dețiuc (born 1998), Czech-Moldovan tennis player * Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser (born 1937), Bulgarian politician *

Anastasia Diodorova Anastasia Diodorova (; born 7 January 1990) is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category S6 events. Career Anastasia competed in both the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics winning a ...

(born 1990), Russian Paralympic swimmer * Anastasia Dmitrieva (born 1999), Russian artistic gymnast * Anastasia Dmitruk (born 1991), Ukrainian poet * Anastasia Dobrinina (born 1993), Russian badminton player *

Anastasia Dobromyslova Anastasia Petrovna Dobromyslova-Martin (; born 26 September 1984) is a professional darts player. She is a three-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). After winning her first title in 2008, Dobr ...

(born 1984), Russian darts player * Anastasia Dogaru, Craniopagus twin *

Anastasia Dolby Anastasia Marie Dolby born Anastasia Marie Dolan (c.1823 – 18 February 1873) was a leading British embroiderer and writer. She was the first teacher at the Royal School of Needlework. Life Dolby was born in 1824 in Westminster. In 1847 she and ...

, British embroider and writer * Anastasia Dolidze (born 1997), Russian pair skater * Anastasia Dotsenko (born 1986), Russian cross-country skier * Anastasia Dzyundzyak (born 1979), Uzbekistani artistic gymnast * Anastasia Elfman (born 1990), American actress, dancer and burlesque artist *

Anastasia Eristavi-Khoshtaria image:Anastasia Eristavi-Khoshtaria.jpg, Anastasia Eristavi-Khoshtaria Anastasia Eristavi-Khoshtaria ( ka, ანასტასია ერისთავი-ხოშტარია) (February 3, 1868 – May 1, 1951) was a Georgia (country), Ge ...

(1868–1951), Georgian writer * Anastasia Fedotova (born 1998), Russian athlete * Anastasia Fesikova (born 1990), Russian swimmer * Anastasia Fialkov, Israeli astrophysicist * Anastasia Filatova (1920–2001), First Lady of Mongolia from 1952 to 1984 * Anastasia Filenko (born 1990), Ukrainian footballer * Anastasia Flussmann, Austrian table tennis player * Anastasia Fomina (born 1983), Russian basketball player * Anastasia Frolova (born 1994), Russian tennis player * Anastasia Ganias, American actress *

Anastasia Gasanova Anastasia Dmitriyevna Gasanova ( rus, Анастасия Дмитриевна Гасанова, , ɐnəstɐˈsʲijə ɡɐˈsanəvə; born 15 May 1999) is a Russian tennis player. Gasanova has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 121, achi ...

(born 1999), Russian tennis player * Anastasia Giannakidou, Greek-born American linguist * Anastasia Gimazetdinova (born 1980), Uzbekistani figure skater * Anastasia Gkatsou (born 1997), Greek footballer * Anastasia Gkotzi (born 1987), Greek basketball player * Anastasia Gloushkov (born 1985), Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer * Anastasia Golovashkina (1993–2022), American political consultant * Anastasia Golovina (1850–1933), Moldovan-Bulgarian physician * Anastasia Golubeva (born 2006), Russian pair skater *

Anastasia Gorbenko Anastasia "Nastiya" Gorbenko (; born ) is an Israeli competitive swimmer. She competes in the backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and medley. She has won 8 World and European championships gold medals, competed at 2 Olympic finals, broken most ...

(born 2003), Israeli Youth Olympic champion swimmer * Anastasia Gorbunova (born 1994), Russian triathlete * Anastasia Gorshkova (born 1987), Russian former competitive ice dancer * Anastasia Goryacheva, Russian soloist of the Bolshoi Ballet * Anastasia Gosteva (born 1975), Russian writer, journalist and translator * Anastasia Gozhva (born 2001), Ukrainian figure skater * Anastasia Griffith (born 1978), British actress *

Anastasia Grishina Anastasia Nikolayevna Grishina () (born 16 January 1996) is a former Russian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She was a member of the silver medal winning Russian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2013 European Artistic Gymnastics ...

(born 1996), Russian artistic gymnast *

Anastasia Gromoglasova Anastasia Gromoglasova (; born 18 September 1984) is a Russian classical pianist. Biography and education Anastasia Gromoglasova is a Russian pianist and a winner of several international awards. In 1994 Anastasia joined the Moscow Conservat ...

(born 1984), Russian pianist *

Anastasia Grymalska Anastasia Grymalska (born 12 July 1990) is an Italian former professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 213, achieved on 12 May 2014, and a best WTA doubles ranking of 169, reached in June 2019. Over her career, s ...

(born 1990), Italian tennis player * Anastasia Guerra (born 1996), Italian volleyball player *

Anastasia Guzhenkova Anastasia Dmitrievna Guzhenkova (; born 16 August 1997) is a Russian swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. References External links * 1997 births Living people Rus ...

(born 1997), Russian swimmer * Anastasia Hendrikova (1887–1918), Russian courtier * Anastasia Hille (born 1965), British actress * Anastasia Huppmann (born 1988), Russian-Austrian pianist * Anastasia Iamachkine (born 2000), Peruvian tennis player *

Anastasia Ilyankova Anastasia Andreyevna Ilyankova ( rus, Анастасия Андреевна Ильянкова, , ɐnəstɐˈsʲijə ɪlʲjɪnˈkovə, born 12 January 2001) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic silver medalist, the 2 ...

(born 2001), Russian artistic gymnast * Anastasia Ivankova (born 1991), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast * Anastasia von Kalmanovich (born 1972), Russian actress and music producer * Anastasia Karakasidou (born 1956), American scholar * Anastasia Karpova (born 1984), Russian singer, best known as a member of girl group Serebro * Anastasia Kelesidou (born 1972), Greek former discus thrower * Anastasia Kempf (born 1997), German rhythmic gymnast * Anastasia Kirillova (born 1996), Belarusian cross-country skier * Anastasia Klimova (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer *

Anastasia Klose Anastasia Klose (born 1978) is an Australian contemporary artist. Her work has received much attention in the art world due to the personal nature of her subject matter, often putting herself in humiliating situations. She is a graduate of both ...

(born 1978), Australian artist * Anastasia Kobekina (born 1994), Russian cellist * Anastasia Kocherzhova (born 1990), Russian bobsledder * Anastasia Konkina (born 1993), Russian judoka * Anastasia Kostaki (born 1978), Greek basketball player *

Anastasia Kostyukova Anastasia Kostyukova is a retired Russian women's soccer, football defender (soccer), defender, playing for various clubs in Russia including Energiya Voronezh. She was a member of the Russia women's national football team, Russian national team ...

(born 1985), Russian footballer * Anastasia Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian artistic gymnast * Anastasia Kovaleva (born 2002), Russian tennis player * Anastasia Kozhevnikova (born 1993), Ukrainian singer, songwriter and former member of the girl group

Nu Virgos VIA Gra (), known outside of Ukraine and other nearby countries as Nu Virgos, was a Ukrainian girl group. The name VIA Gra is a triple wordplay; it is an allusion to the drug Viagra, the first three letters "ВИА" ("VIA") also stand for " vo ...

* Anastasia Kravchenko (born 1986), Russian ski-orienteer * Anastasia Kuleshova (born 1995), Russian cross-country skier * Anastasia Kulikova (born 2000), Finnish-Russian tennis player * Anastasia Kuzmina, multiple people * Anastasia Kvitko (born 1994), Russian model * Anastasia Lagina (born 1995), Russian handball player * Anastasia Lapsui (born 1944), Soviet-born Russian Nenets film director, screenwriter, radio journalist *

Anastasia Lazariuc Anastasia Lazariuc (born 6 July 1953) is a Moldovan singer. External linksBiography * http://ava.md/07-evrosoqz/0922-anastasiya-lazarqk-vozmushena-povedeniem-ruminskih-paparacci-.html 1953 births Living people 20th-century Moldovan wome ...

(born 1953), Moldovan singer * Anastasia Le-Roy (born 1987), Jamaican sprinter * Anastasia Lebedeva (born 1993), Russian rower * Anastasia Lin (born 1990), Chinese-Canadian actress and human rights advocate * Anastasia Linnik (born 1993), Belarusian footballer * Anastasia Lobach (born 1987), Belarusian handball player * Anastasia Logunova (born 1990), Russian basketball player * Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris (born 1958), Greek-American academic * Anastasia Luppova (born 1985), Russian billiards player and coach * Anastasia Makarova (born 2003), Russian swimmer * Anastasia Maksimova (born 1991), Russian rhythmic gymnast * Anastasia Malhotra (born 1989), Japanese tennis player * Anastasia Markovych (died 1729), Ukrainian Hetmana *

Anastasia Martin ''Heirs of the Night'' is a television series created and written by Maria von Heland and Diederik van Rooijen, and directed by Diederik van Rooijen. The story is based on the book series ''Die Erben der Nacht'' by Ulrike Schweikert. Synopsi ...

, British actress * Anastasia Martiusheva (born 1995), Russian pair skater * Anastasia Mejía, Guatemalan indigenous journalist * Anastasia Melnichenko (born 1984), Ukrainian activist *

Anastasia Mishina Anastasia Viktorovna Mishina (, born 24 April 2001) is a Russian pair skater. With her skating partner, Aleksandr Galliamov, she is the 2022 Olympic pairs bronze medalist and the 2022 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, 2021 World ch ...

(born 2001), Russian pair skater * Anastasia Moskaleva (born 1994), Russian curler * Anastasia Motaung, South African politician * Anastasia Msosa, Malawian judge * Anastasia Muliana, Indonesian-American mechanical engineer *

Anastasia Muñoz Anastasia Muñoz is an American actress. She has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime films and television series. Her major characters include Tobias in '' .hack//Quantum'', Koko Hekmatyar in '' Jormung ...

(born 1984), American voice actress affiliated with Funimation *

Anastasia Myskina Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina ( ; born 8 July 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Myskina won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian woman to win a major singles title. Due to this victory, she rose to ...

(born 1981), Russian tennis player * Anastasia Nabokina (born 1971), Russian ballerina * Anastasia Nazarenko (born 1993), Russian rhythmic gymnast *

Anastasia Ndereba Anastasia Ndereba is a Kenyan female athlete and marathon runner. She was born on September 27, 1974. She is the sister of the more renowned athlete and Olympic Medalist Katherine Ndereba. Her first recorded professional competition was on Novembe ...

(born 1974), Kenyan marathon runner * Anastasia Nechaeva (born 1993), Russian snooker and pool player * Anastasia Negoda (born 1990), Russian musical artist * Anastasia Nichita (born 1999), Moldovan freestyle wrestler * Anastasia Nosova (born 1998), Russian inline artistic roller skater * Anastasia Novitskaya, 19th-century Russian ballerina *

Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova (born 12 October 1981) is a Soviet/Russian-born, Italian luger who has competed since the late 1990s and for Italy since 2003. She won two bronze medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships (200 ...

(born 1981), Russian-Italian luger * Anastasia Pagonis (born 2004), American Paralympic swimmer * Anastasia Panchenko (born 1990), Russian canoeist * Anastasia Papadopoulou (born 1986), Greek footballer * Anastasia Pastourmatzi (born 1977), Greek cyclist * Anastasia Patsiou (born 1977), Greek handball player * Anastasia Pavlova (born 1995), Ukrainian archer *

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Sergeyevna "Nastia" Pavlyuchenkova (; born 3 July 1991) is a Russian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 11 on 8 November 2021. Pavlyuchenkova has won twelve singles titles ...

(born 1991), Russian tennis player * Anastasia Petrova (born 1997), Russian weightlifter * Anastasia Phillips, Canadian actress * Anastasia Pittman (born 1970), American politician *

Anastasia Pivovarova Anastasia Olegovna Pivovarova (, born 16 June 1990) is a former professional tennis player from Russia. She reached a career-high ranking of 93, in May 2011. During a successful junior career, she was ranked as high as No. 2. Career Pivovarova ...

(born 1990), Russian tennis player * Anastasia Platonova (born 1986), Russian ice dancer * Anastasia Polibina (born 2000), Polish ice dancer * Anastasia Pollard, American-born English painter * Anastasia Poltoratskaya (born 1988), Russian tennis player * Anastasia Poluianova (born 2001), Russian pair skater * Anastasia Popova, multiple people *

Anastasia Potapova Anastasia Sergeyevna Potapova. (born 30 March 2001) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 21 by the WTA rankings, WTA, achieved on 19 June 2023, and a doubles ranking of world No. 40, reached on 5 ...

(born 2001), Russian tennis player * Anastasia Powell, Australian criminologist * Anastasia Pozdeeva (born 1993), Russian footballer * Anastasia Pozdniakova (born 1985), Russian Olympic diver * Anastasia Prikhodko (born 1987), Ukrainian folk rock and traditional pop singer * Anastasia Prokopenko (born 1986), Russian badminton player * Anastasia Protasenya (born 1993), Russian triathlete * Anastasia Pustovoitova (born 1981), Russian association football player * Anastasia Pyrgioti (born 1992), Greek Paralympic boccia player * Anastasia Radzinskaya (born 2014), Russian YouTuber * Anastasia Rizikov (born 1998), Canadian classical pianist *

Anastasia Robinson Anastasia Robinson ( – April 1755), later known as Anastasia, Countess of Peterborough, was an English soprano, later contralto, of the Baroque era. As a performer, she is best remembered for her association with the composer George Frideri ...

, 18th-century English soprano and later contralto singer *

Anastasia Rodionova Anastasia Ivanovna Rodionova (; born 12 May 1982) is a Russian-born Australian former professional tennis player. Rodionova has won 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as eight singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 16 Au ...

(born 1982), Russian-Australian tennis player * Anastasia Rogozhina (born 2008), Finnish artistic gymnast *

Anastasia Romanova Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (; – 17 July 1918) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Anastasia was the younger sister of Grand Duc ...

, multiple people * Anastasia Rudnaya (born 1990), Russian orienteering competitor * Anastasia Russkikh (born 1983), Russian badminton player * Anastasia Ryabova, Russian contemporary artist * Anastasia Rybachenko (born 1991), Russian political and civic activist *

Anastasia Rygalina Anastasia Alekseyevna Rygalina (; born 31 January 1996) is a Russian cross-country skier. She competed in the Women's 10 kilometre classical, and Women's 15 kilometre skiathlon, at the 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, offi ...

(born 1996), Russian cross-country skier * Anastasia Salina (born 1988), Russian volleyball player * Anastasia Samoylova, Russian-born American artist * Anastasia Savchenko (born 1989), Russian pole vaulter * Anastasia Savina (born 1992), Russian chess player * Anastasia Schipanova (born 1998), Russian artist, model, fashion designer and beauty queen * Anastasia Sergeeva (born 1987), Russian canoeist * Anastasia Shcherbachenia (born 1990), Belarusian footballer * Anastasia Shevchenko (born 1979), Russian public figure and civil activist * Anastasia Shevtsova (born 1995), Russian ballerina and actor * Anastasia Shishmakova (born 2000), Russian artistic gymnast * Anastasia M. Shkilnyk (1945–2014), German-born Ukrainian-Canadian anthropologist * Anastasia Shlyakhovaya (born 1990), Russian volleyball player * Anastasia Shpilevaya (born 1999), Russian ice dancer * Anastasia Shuppo (born 1997), Belarusian footballer * Anastasia Sidiropoulou (born 1992), Greek model * Anastasia Sidorova (born 1996), Russian artistic gymnast * Anastasia Silveri (born 1984), Italian model * Anastasia Simakova (born 2004), Russian rhythmic gymnast * Anastasia Simanovich (born 1995), Russian water polo player * Anastasia Sinitsyna (born 1983), Russian handball player * Anastasia Sivayeva (born 1991), Russian actress * Anastasia Sivolobova (born 1998), Moldovan footballer * Anastasia Skoptsova (born 2000), Russian ice dancer * Anastasia Skultan (born 1984), Russian curler * Anastasia Vladimirovna Slanevskaya, known professionally as

Slava (singer) Anastasia Vladimirovna Slanevskaya (; born 15 May 1980), known professionally as Slava (), is a Russian actress known for her work in Russian cinema and theater. She has appeared in various films and theatrical productions, showcasing her talen ...

(born 1980), Russian singer, actress, model and public figure * Anastasia Sletova-Chernova (1873–1938), Russian politician * Anastasia Slonova, multiple people * Anastasia Soare (born 1957), Romanian-American billionaire businesswoman * Anastasia Somoza, American disability rights advocate * Anastasia Sorokina (born 1980), Belarusian chess player * Anastasia Spyridonidou (born 1997), Greek footballer * Anastasia Stashkevich (born 1984), Russian principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet * Anastasia Stavrova, Russian mathematician * Anastasia Stotskaya (born 1982), Russian singer * Anastasia Suslova (born 1996), Russian handball player * Anastasia Synn (born 1975), Canadian entertainer and activist * Anastasia Syromyatnikova (1915–1997), Russian Yakut writer * Anastasia Tambovtseva (born 1982), Russian bobsledder and luger * Anastasia Tarakanova (born 2004), Russian figure skater * Anastasia Tatalina (born 2000), Russian freestyle skier * Anastasia Tatareva (born 1997), Russian rhythmic gymnast * Anastasia Taylor-Lind, English-Swedish journalist * Anastasia Tikhonova (born 2001), Russian tennis player * Anastasia Tjendri-Liew, founder of Bengawan Solo * Anastasia Tolmacheva (born 1995), Russian-born Romanian biathlete * Anastasia Toma (born 1996), Moldovan footballer * Anastasia Trofimova (born 1987), Canadian documentary filmmaker * Anastasia Trusova (born 1989), Russian model and beauty queen * Anastasia Tsakiri (born 1979), Greek weightlifter * Anastasia Tsichlas, South African football executive * Anastasia Tsilimpiou (born 1997), Greek actress * Anastasia Tsvetayeva (1894–1993), Russian writer * Anastasia Tumanishvili-Tsereteli (1849–1932), Georgian writer and educator * Anastasia Udaltsova (born 1978), Russian politician * Anastasia Uzunova (1862–1948), Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary * Anastasia Vaipan-Law (born 1999), Scottish pair skater * Anastasia Valueva (born 1994), Russian taekwondo practitioner * Anastasia Vashukevich (born 1990), Belarusian escort worker * Anastasia Vasilyeva (born 1984), Russian ophthalmologist * Anastasia Vasina (born 1987), Russian beach volleyball player * Anastasia Vdovenco (born 1994), Moldovan tennis player * Anastasia Vedyakova, Russian composer * Anastasia Vinnikova (born 1991), Belarusian singer * Anastasia Vlasova (disambiguation), Anastasia Vlasova, multiple people * Anastasia Volkova (born c. 1991), Ukrainian agricultural innovator * Anastasia Volochkova (born 1976), Russian prima ballerina * Anastasia Volovich (born 1976), Russian physicist * Anastasia Voynova (born 1993), Russian cyclist * Anastasia Voznesenskaya (1943–2022), Soviet and Russian actress * Anastasia Vyaltseva (c. 1871–1913), Russian opera singer * Anastasia Vykhodtseva (born 1991), Polish figure skater * Anastasia Webb (born 1999), American artistic gymnast * Anastasia Williams (born 1957), American politician * Anastasia Yendiki, American academic * Anastasia Zadorozhnaya (born 1985), Russian actress * Anastasia Zagoruiko (born 1988), Russian biathlete * Anastasia Zakharova (born 2002), Russian tennis player * Anastasia Zarycká (born 1998), Ukrainian-Czech tennis player * Anastasia Zavorotnyuk (1971–2024), Russian actress and television presenter * Anastasia Zhukova (born 1974), Russian politician * Anastasia Zolotareva (born 2002), Russian tennis player * Anastasia Zubkova (born 1980), Russian water polo player * Anastasia Zuyeva (disambiguation), Anastasia Zuyeva, multiple people * Anastasia Zyurkalova (born 1991), Ukrainian stage and film actress

Fictional characters with the given name

* Anastasia, a character from the game series ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'' * Anya (Anastasia), Princess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov, from Anastasia (1997 film), the 1997 animated film of the same name and based on the real life Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia * Anastasia Tremaine, from the 1950 animated film ''Cinderella (1950 film), Cinderella'' * Anastasia Hoshin, a character from the light novel/anime series ''List of Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World characters, Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'' * Anastasia Steele, a character from the erotic novel ''Fifty Shades of Grey''

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