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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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Anastasia said she had "financial" reasons for not wanting a child.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Anastasia McClain knew she was in financial trouble when her entire paycheck was spoken for before it even hit her bank account.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Mary Anastasia O'Grady writes "The Americas," a weekly column on politics, economics and business in Latin America and Canada that appears every Monday in the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

The study's first author, Anastasia Paulmann, M.D., previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at MDI Bio Lab and also holds a clinical position at Hannover Medical School.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

"Anastasia," she said, "I can see that the Terrible Twos are still with us."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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