Anastasia

American

[an-uh-stey-zhuh, ah-nuh-stah-shuh, uh-nuh-stah-syi-yuh] / ˌæn əˈsteɪ ʒə, ˌɑ nəˈstɑ ʃə, ʌ nʌˈstɑ syɪ yə /

noun

Nikolaievna Romanov Grand Duchess, 1901–?, daughter of Nicholas II: believed executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918 with other members of the Romanov family.
a first name.

Anastasia British

/ ˌænəˈstɑːzɪə, -ˈsteɪ- /

noun

Grand Duchess. 1901–?18, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, believed to have been executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, although several women subsequently claimed to be her

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Boulter's reward is a second-round encounter with Austrian 28th seed Anastasia Potapova.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

In a recent Instagram post, Anastasia doubles down on what pleasurable eating actually looks like.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

But Anastasia also pointed to "the lack of a fatherhood culture".

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Among those killed was 20-year-old Anastasia Plakias, a student at the University of Thessaloniki.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Anastasia sighed and frowned and scrunched her face up.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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