Anastasia

English

Etymology

From the name of a 4th-century martyr, Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía), from ἀνάστασις (anástasis, resurrection). The name, and its male counterpart Anastasius, were originally given to children who were born around Eastertime during the early years of Christianity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æn.əˈsteɪ.ʒə/, /æn.əˈsteɪ.ʃə/, /æn.əˈsteɪ.ʒi.ə/, /æn.əˈstɑ.si.ə/, /ɑ.nəˈstɑ.si.ə/, /ɑ.nəˈstɑ.ʃə/, /æn.əˈsteɪ.ʃi.ə/
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Proper noun

Anastasia

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. A surname

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Translations

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anasˈtasja/ [a.nasˈt̪a.sja]
  • Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: A‧nas‧ta‧sia

Proper noun

Anastasia f

  1. a female given name

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Anastasia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanasˈtasja/ [ʔɐ.n̪ɐsˈt̪aː.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔanasˈtasja/ [ʔɐ.n̪ɐsˈt̪as.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: A‧nas‧tas‧ia
  • Homophones: anastasya, Anastacia

Proper noun

Anastasia (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜐ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔ᜌ)

  1. a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]