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    "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

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    Re: "Anastacia"

    Quote 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

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    And how is it spelled/pronounced
     

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    Анастасия
    Ingenting kan stoppa mig
    In Post-Soviet Russia internet porn downloads YOU!

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    Настя не имя, а уменьшительно-ласкательное имя Анастасии
    Hei, rett norsken min og du er død.
    I am a notourriouse misspeller. Be easy on me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
    Настя не имя, а уменьшительно-ласкательное имя Анастасии
    Но ведь всё равно имя.
    «И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».

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    а как написанно в паспорте???
    Hei, rett norsken min og du er død.
    I am a notourriouse misspeller. Be easy on me.
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    Именно!

    Play on words.
    «И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
    Настя не имя, а уменьшительно-ласкательное имя Анастасии
    уменьшительно-ласкательная форма =) а именем от этого она быть не перестает :-)

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    Re: "Anastacia"

    Quote Originally Posted by Kimberloo
    And how is it spelled/pronounced
    Анастасия

    Diminutives:
    Настасья
    Настасенька
    Настя
    Настенька
    Настька
    Настюша
    Настюшенька
    Настюха

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    Сестру Марины Цветаевой звали Анастасия. Ее "домашнее" имя было Ася.
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    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.

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    Quote 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...
    Заранее благодарю всех за исправление ошибок в моём русском.

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    Quote 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.

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    And where do you hear "Настасья"?
    «И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    And where do you hear "Настасья"?
    Everywhere... Very often.
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    Тём, это и вправду очень часто можно услышать.
    Я так думаю.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    And where do you hear "Настасья"?
    В песнях
    Начиная с народных и заканчивая "Горевала в тоске Настасья, обливала себя слезами."

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    Quote Originally Posted by translations.nm.ru
    Quote 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"
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