Thread: "Anastacia"

I always thought that Anastacia was a Russian girl's name, but now that I am learning Russian it doesn't seem like it could be a Russian name anymore.

Does it exist in Russian? And how is it spelled/pronounced

Originally Posted by Kimberloo

I always thought that Anastacia was a Russian girl's name, but now that I am learning Russian it doesn't seem like it could be a Russian name anymore.

It's Russian-ancient Greek name

Настя. and full name of Настя => Anastacia

And how is it spelled/pronounced

 

Анастасия

Настя не имя, а уменьшительно-ласкательное имя Анастасии

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Настя не имя, а уменьшительно-ласкательное имя Анастасии

Но ведь всё равно имя.

а как написанно в паспорте???

Именно!

Play on words.

Thanks everyone! The recording's great Dimitri...neat that you can put it on a message board

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Настя не имя, а уменьшительно-ласкательное имя Анастасии

уменьшительно-ласкательная форма =) а именем от этого она быть не перестает :-)

Originally Posted by Kimberloo

And how is it spelled/pronounced

Анастасия

Diminutives:
Настасья
Настасенька
Настя
Настенька
Настька
Настюша
Настюшенька
Настюха

Сестру Марины Цветаевой звали Анастасия. Ее "домашнее" имя было Ася.

I have been pronouncing Анастасия wrong for 40 years!!! =:^((
I always thought the stress fell on the third syllable, as it does in some of the diminuitives and in English.

Originally Posted by chaika

I have been pronouncing Анастасия wrong for 40 years!!! =:^((
I always thought the stress fell on the third syllable, as it does in some of the diminuitives and in English.

Funny how that works, isn't it? Boris, Vladimir, Gorbachev, Khrushchev -- it's a hard habit to kick at first... Not to mention that with Анастасия that its not just the stress that's off -- but it's like the spelling itself; it's NOT Аннастэйжа after all...

Originally Posted by chaika

I have been pronouncing Анастасия wrong for 40 years!!! =:^((
I always thought the stress fell on the third syllable, as it does in some of the diminuitives and in English.

Анастасия - sounds not so bad only like too archaic.
There is a usual form Настасья.

And where do you hear "Настасья"?

Originally Posted by Rtyom

And where do you hear "Настасья"?

Everywhere... Very often.

Тём, это и вправду очень часто можно услышать.

Originally Posted by Rtyom

And where do you hear "Настасья"?

В песнях
Начиная с народных и заканчивая "Горевала в тоске Настасья, обливала себя слезами."

Originally Posted by translations.nm.ru

Originally Posted by Rtyom

And where do you hear "Настасья"?

В песнях
Начиная с народных и заканчивая "Горевала в тоске Настасья, обливала себя слезами."

Бутусов. "Настасья"
Song preview: http://www.mp3search.ru/m3u.html?id=595739