Anastasia

The name Anastasia originated during the early days of Christianity and was given to many Greek girls born in December and around Easter.

[1] It was established as the female form (Greek: Ἀναστασία) of the male name Anastasius (Greek: Ἀναστάσιος Anastasios pronounced [anaˈstasi.os]),[2] and has the meaning of "she/he of the resurrection".

[2][3] It is the name of several early saints; including Anastasia of Sirmium, a central saint from the 3rd century who is commemorated during the first Mass on Christmas Dawn each year according to the traditional calendar of the Catholic Church[1] and on December 22 according to the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Slavic diminutives include Nastya,[2] Nastia or Nastja (Serbian, Slovenian) as well as various hypocoristics: Nastenka, Nastyusha, Nastyona, Nastasia, Nastunja.

[4][5] It remains one of the top ten names for Russian girls,[4][5] as well as for girls in Belarus,[3] Moldova,[3] Serbia,[6] Georgia,[7] and Montenegro.