Anastasius
Anastasius is a male given name. The pronunciation of the name is [ an-uh-stey-shuhs, -shee-uhs ].[1] It is from the Greek ἀνάστασις (anastasis) meaning "resurrection".[2] Its female form is Anastasia. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).[3]
Proper name
Byzantine emperors
- Anastasius I (emperor) – Byzantine emperor 491–518
- Anastasios II (died 718) – Byzantine emperor 713–715
Popes
- Pope Anastasius I – Pope 399–401
- Pope Anastasius II – Pope 496–498
- Pope Anastasius III – Pope 911–913
- Pope Anastasius IV – Pope 1153 to 1154
Other Christian saints and clergy
- Saint Anastasius – a martyr under Nero
- Saint Anastasius the Fuller – martyr (d. 304)
- Anastasius of Antioch (disambiguation), multiple people
- Saint Anastasius of Persia – Persian martyr (d. 628)
- Saint Anastasius of Pavia– bishop of Pavia (d. 628)
- Anastasius of Armenia – Catholicos of Armenia from 661 to 667
- Saint Anastasius Sinaita (of Sinai) – theologian, Father of the Eastern Orthodox Church, monk, priest, and abbot of the monastery at Mt. Sinai (7th century)
- Anastasius Bibliothecarius (c. 810–878) – librarian of the Church of Rome, scholar and statesman, sometimes identified as an Antipope
- Astrik or Saint Anastasius of Pannonhalma – ambassador of Stephen I of Hungary (d. 1030)
- Anastasius of Hungary (954-1044), Apostle to Hungary
- Saint Anastasius of Lleida
- St. Anastasius Cornicularius
- Anastasius of Suppentonia – abbot (died 570)
- Pope Anastasius of Alexandria – Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria 605–616
- Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople (I) – Patriarch of Constantinople 730–754
- Anastasius Germonius – Archbishop of Tarantaise and canon lawyer (1551–1627)
Anastasio
- Anastasio Somoza García, Nicaraguan dictator (ruled 1936–1956)
- Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925–1980), Nicaraguan dictator (ruled 1967–1979)
- Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero (born 1951), son of Somoza Debayle
Pseudonym
- Anton Alexander Graf von Auersperg (1806–1876) – Austrian poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Anastasius Grün.
Other
- Anastasius, a novel by Thomas Hope in the early 19th century.
References
- ↑ "Definition of Anastasius I | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ↑ "Anastasius name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ↑ OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-27.