The name Anastasiya
Anastasiya is a female name of Greek origin meaning “risen again”. Below: forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Anastasiya is a female name of Greek origin. Meaning: “risen again”. From the Greek ἀνάστασις, “resurrection”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Anastasiya |
| Short forms | Nastya, Asya, Stasya |
| Affectionate forms | Nastenka, Nastyusha |
Name days (angel’s day)
| 4 January | Great Martyr Anastasiya the Deliverer from Bonds |
| July 17 | Passion-Bearer Grand Duchess Anastasiya |
| 11 November | Venerable Martyr Anastasiya of Rome |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
By tradition, Anastasiya is a dreamy, kind and impressionable nature. She feels things keenly, loves beauty and fairy tales, and knows how to empathise. She can be vulnerable and impractical. Her strength is warmth of heart and loyalty.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Anastasiya «Анастасия» in the Russian 1–9 table: А 1 + Н 6 + А 1 + С 1 + Т 2 + А 1 + С 1 + И 1 + Я 6 = 20 → 2. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 2: partnership and sensitivity. Two is the number of the pair: diplomacy, attention to others, the ability to listen and smooth things over. The person opens up in a union or a team; the weak spot is indecision and dependence on others’ opinions.
Vowels give the soul number 1 (will and leadership), consonants the personality number 1 (will and leadership). The numbers match: what the person wants inside is what they show outside — a sign of an integral nature.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): А=1 + Н=50 + А=1 + С=200 + Т=300 + А=1 + С=200 + И=8 = 761, reduced to 5. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
А — beginning and action. A wish to start, to be first and to act; a need for physical and emotional comfort.
Other letters: Н — strong character and protest; С — common sense; Т — intuition and search; И — refinement and kindness; Я — sense of dignity.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 2 is linked with the Moon.
| Planet | Moon |
| Stones | pearl, moonstone |
| Colours | white, cream, light green |
| Favourable days | Monday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 2 goes most easily with 1, 6 and 8, and has more friction with 5.
Goes well with: Artem, Vadim, Georgiy, Gordey, Konstantin, Mihail, Platon, Trofim, Filipp, Yakov.
More friction with: Aleksey, Vitaliy, Vladislav, Gavriil, Ilya, Fedor.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Anastasiya carries the meaning “risen again”. Name number 2: partnership and sensitivity; first letter A: beginning and action. The soul and personality numbers coincide — the name of an integral nature whose words match its wishes. Name days: 4 January, 17 July, 11 November.