Anastasij as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anastasij

What is the meaning of the name Anastasij ?

The baby name Anastasij is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-nah-STAH-see (approx.; final 'j' pronounced like the 'y' in 'yes').

Anastasij is Greek, Russian in Origin.

Anastasij is the Macedonian masculine form (Cyrillic Анастасиј) of Greek Anastasios, ultimately from Greek anástasis “resurrection,” expressing ideas of rebirth and renewal. It entered South Slavic naming through Byzantine and Church Slavonic influence and remains most at home in Orthodox cultural settings. The feminine counterpart is Anastasija, related to the internationally familiar Anastasia.

In Byzantine and Slavic Christian tradition the name was favored for monks, clerics, and laymen alike, buoyed by saints such as Anastasius of Persia (7th century) and several Byzantine patriarchs, which kept it in circulation from the Middle Ages into modern times. Cross-language variants include Anastasios (Greek), Anastasius (Latin), Anastasiy/Anastasii (Russian, Ukrainian), Anastasiy/Anastas (Bulgarian), and Anastasije (Serbian); feminine forms span Anastasija/Anastasiya/Anastasia. While comparatively rare today, Anastasij persists in North Macedonia and the diaspora, appreciated for its solemn Christian resonance and seasonally apt “resurrection” meaning - often resonant around Easter.