Anastasia
pronunciation
                                            
                                                
                                                How to pronounce Anastasia in British English:
                                                
                                                UK [ˌænəˈsteizjə]
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                                How to pronounce Anastasia in American English:
                                                
                                                US [ˌænəˈsteizjə]
                                                
                                                
                                        
                                        
Word Origin
- Anastasia
 - fem. proper name, from fem. of Late Latin Anastasius, from Greek Anastasios, from anastasis "resurrection," literally "a standing or rising up," from ana "up; again" (see ana-) + histanai "to cause to stand, to stand up" from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).