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 [ syll. a-nas-ta-siu(s), an-astasi-us ] The boy name Anastasius is pronounced as AENaaSTAAZiyahS KEY. Anastasius is used predominantly in the German language and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Derived from the elements 'anastasis' meaning resurrection ; 'ana' meaning up ; 'stasis' meaning standing, standstill. Anastasios (Old Greek) is an older form of Anastasius. The name was borne by the 7th-century martyr, Saint Anastasius the Persian. There were numerous early saints, martyrs, and popes with this name. The name Anastasia (English, German, Greek, and Russian) is the female version of Anastasius. Anastagio (Italian), Anastas (Spanish), Anastasio (Italian), Anastasios (Greek), and Anastassios (Greek) are variants of Anastasius. Other variants of Anastasius include the short form Staas (Frisian), and the pet forms Stacey (English) and Stacy (English). Anastasius is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Anastasius include Anacletus (English), Anastagio (Italian), Anastasio (Italian), Anastasios (Greek), Anastassios (Greek), Anicetus (English and German), Aniketos (Greek), and Anastas (Spanish). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Anastasius: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
