If you had a daughter named anastasia 🩰

I loved this topic trend last year and wanted to try it again with my recent rediscovery of this name.

What is your impression of the name [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]? What is your instinctual pronunciation of the name? What kind of imagery, vibe, aura (or aesthetic, if any come to mind) does this name have for you?

I’m also having a bit of a challenge coming up with middles, so any and all ideas are welcomed! I’d love to find two middle names that flow with [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], 2-3 syllables max.

Right now, I’m really drawn to

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]

Thank you all in advance!

[name_f]Junie[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]. It’s a bit stereotypical to describe it as such, but it’s a very frilly, princessy name for me, but in a very… grounded and sturdy way, if that makes sense? (Whereas something like [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] is more whimsical). [name_f]My[/name_f] instinctual and preferred pronunciation is ann-uh-stay-zhuh but I have known and would not be surprised to meet an ah-nuh-stah-see-yuh, and I find that pronunciation pretty as well.

Some suggestions:
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Bree[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Cass[/name_u]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]

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[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name. Lots of lovely nicknames to choose from as well. I really like [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], it goes beautifully.
Other ideas
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Vivien[/name_u]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Yasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Zoe[/name_u]

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[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] feels powerful, elegant and stylish, regal, princess-y, shades of pink, lilac and blue, a kind of confident feel - it also gives a sort of sparkles, snowflakes, fur hoods and cities in winter vibes.

I think Ana-stay-zhuh is my go to pronunciation, but I sometimes say ana-star-zhuh too (star, without any emphasis on the r)

Some middle name I’d consider with [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]:

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Katri[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]

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[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] feels haughty, aristocratic, ribbons in her hair, ice-skating, with an undercut of tragedy because of [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] Romanova.

an-ə-STAY-zhə

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]

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Ohhh I’m growing to really love [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]. She’s so beautiful. She brings to mind sparkly purple and lots of snow but also lots of flowers. I love the nns [name_f]Annie[/name_f] and [name_f]Anya[/name_f]. I say Anne-ah-STAY-zhah. If I had a kiddo with this name, I think right now her name would be [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] - I love it! I also am a big fan of [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Clio[/name_f] and [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Clary[/name_f]. [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and [name_f]Eve[/name_f] from your list is nice, too, though!

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[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], or if I was a bit more daring, [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]

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Thank you for the replies everyone! I love the descriptions you have for the name, it’s nice to share the same vision for the name’s appeal :slight_smile:

I really like the look and sound of

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Chloé[/name_f]

ooh I really love [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]! I’d go for [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] :blush:

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Ohh that’s soo pretty!! I’ve been looking to use [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] and I love the way this sounds

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I adore Anastasia. She’s feminine, fun, sophisticated but also down to earth. Anastasia Rose or Grace are pretty pretty.

Anastasia Lilac
Anastasia Olive
Anastasia Isobel
Anastasia Jade
Anastasia Eleanor
Anastasia Pearl
Anastasia Vera
Anastasia Hyacinth

I like it!
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]