Anastasia

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I'm wondering what the thoughts on the name Anastasia are? Is it too much? Could she go by Stassi or is that not intuitive?

I love it. Couldn't convince my other half to use it though. She could definitely be Stassi.

I really like it.

Love it.

Am curious as to how you would pronounce it though?

I've heard...

Anna-Star-See-Ah
Anna-Stay-She-Ah
Anna-Star-She-Ah

Nice name but the potential shortening to Stacey is dreadful.

I love it. Reminds me of the film! I wouldn’t want it shortening to Anna though.

How would you pronounce ‘Stassi’? Short a or long?

Careful, it could sound like... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi

Can I add the film being the children's cartoon and not fifty shades of grey

Lovely! Would you not shorten it to Ana?

Love love love the name. She can always be an Anna if she chooses.

Love it. I know one who shortens it to Ani.

Somehow not a pleasant sound to my ear. Also, a bit too Russian unless you're Russian. Reminds me of the singer.

I have one pronounced Ana-stays-ya. Nickname Anya.

Are you pronouncing it Anna-staz-ee-a or Anna-staysia?

If the latter, the most common nickname I’ve come across is Stacey.

I’m afraid I don’t like ‘Stassi’. It’s far too like Stasi, which does not have positive connotations, for obvious reasons.

Also, you need to be aware that you don’t get to dictate your child’s nickname. Her friends may call her Annie, or she may decide to go by Annie. If you don’t like Annie, then I wouldn’t choose Anastasia.

I would also think it a strange choice if you don’t have any Russian links.

Names like Natasha are fine for non-Russians. Yet somehow Anastasia is a little too Russian for that.

Yy, don't do Stassi, please.

I like Anastasia (the meaning is wonderful), but for some reason I feel it's quite a mouthful (my dc have 3 or 4 syllable names so don't know why). How about Natasha or Natalia?

I have a friend Anastasia who is lovely. She goes by the nickname Stasia.

Oh wow, I hadn't even connected Stassi and Stasi 🙀 thanks everyone for letting me know! I got the nickname Stassi from Vanderpump Rules lol, but I will rule that out now. I'm not sure I like Annie, but maybe Stasia or Stacey. I'll have to think about it 🤔 thanks everyone

It's not only Russian, the name originates from Greece and is a popular girls names there.

Star could be a good nickname but I'm assuming Anna-Star-zia

I know a few people with this name. One is known as Ana, one Tasie (tay-zie) and one Stacia (stay-sha). All pronounce their long name Ana-stay-szha).

I’ve taught one. She gets the full name from staff and peers. I love it.

Great name

I like the name but the short version Ana is used as a slang term for anorexia, i.e. pro-ana, which kind of spoils it for me.

Lovely name. I know one, nn Stacia (sta-sha)

I know Anastasia is in 50 Shades of Grey and I’ve never read it!

Stassi is horrid. Reminds me of the Stazi or sounds like an implement to unblock a toilet.