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First name origin & meaning:

Greek: Resurrection

First name variations: Anastacia, Anastace, Anastice, Anastise, Anastiaciah, Anastacya, Anastacyah, Anastas, Anastase, Anastasee, Anastasie, Anastatia, Anestasia, Anastassia, Anastazia, Anastziah, Anastazya, Annestas, Annestasia, Annestassia, Anstace, Ansteece, Ansteese, Anstes, Anstey, Anstice, Anstice, Anstis, Natasha, Tasia, Tasha

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Italian: from the personal name Anastasia, feminine form of Anastasio. Anastasia was a popular personal name in medieval southern Europe because of the cult of a 4th-century saint who was martyred at Sirmium in Dalmatia. She was widely venerated, especially in the Eastern Church.
  2. Italian: in some instances, perhaps a habitational name from the place name Santa Anastasìa, in Naples province.

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