Anestasia Forename
Approximately 216 people bear this name
Anestasia Forename Definition:
A female name. this and the m. Anastasius represent adjectives formed from the Greek άνάστασις, ‘resurrection’. Anastasius, common in the Greek Church, was seldom used in the West, but Anastasia, the name of a 4th-C martyr mentioned in the Canon of the Mass, became a general favourite, and in medieval legend was attached to the Virgin’s midwife.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 100% | 51 | 1:5,058,111 | 199,441 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 42 | 1:4,227,723 | 66,444 |
| DR Congo | 75% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Grenada | 100% | 25 | 1:4,325 | 740 |
| United States | 100% | 17 | 1:21,325,705 | 170,480 |
| South Africa | 100% | 12 | 1:4,544,387 | 99,592 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| England | 100% | 8 | 1:6,950,365 | 56,418 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 4 | 1:44,454 | 3,465 |
| India | 100% | 3 | 1:404,959,324 | 3,244,417 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
Anestasia Forename Meaning
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A female name. this and the m. Anastasius represent adjectives formed from the Greek άνάστασις, ‘resurrection’. Anastasius, common in the Greek Church, was seldom used in the West, but Anastasia, the name of a 4th-C martyr mentioned in the Canon of the Mass, became a general favourite, and in medieval legend was attached to the Virgin’s midwife. It is found in England from the 13th C, and C. W. Bardsley, Dictionary of English and WelshSurnames (pub. 1901) gives 16th- and 17th-C examples of Anstey, Anstice, Anstes, Anstis, Anstiss all as christian names. Lyford 1655 gives the name as Anastase, and in the 18th C it regained its full stature and became Anastatia. It has been a particular favourite in Ireland, where it was used, amongst others, to translate the native Aine q.v.
Anestasia, Anastasia Curia Regis Rolls 1219, 1220. Anastas Feudal Aids 1303.
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