Anastasija

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1835. From Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía). Cognate with English Anastasia.

Proper noun

Anastasija f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek
2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Анастасия (Anastasija).

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Anastasija was the only given name of 9903 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.