Anastasia?

kaitlin925

WDYT of this name?

Too much name? Too frilly?

How would you pronounce it? AHN or ANN?

Just brainstorming name ideas that could have "Anna" as a NN, and Anastasia is one of the few Anna names DH will agree to, haha.

jas9210

I love Anastasia! I think it is a beautiful name! Too bad DH doesn't like it. I pronounce it ANNastasia.

strawberrytree

I love it pronounced Ah-nah-stah-see-yah. It sounds ridiculous with our McLastname though. I don't think it's too frilly on its own, but it would depend on the mn it was paired with. I think Anastasia Juliet might be a bit too much name, but Anastasia Jane gets a thumbs up from me. 

kaitlin925

strawberrytree:

I love it pronounced Ahnahstahseeyah. It sounds ridiculous with our McLastname though. I don't think it's too frilly on its own, but it would depend on the mn it was paired with. I think Anastasia Juliet might be a bit too much name, but Anastasia Jane gets a thumbs up from me.nbsp;

You read my mind! haha I was just thinking that we would use Anastasia Jane as opposed to Juliet. I'm glad to know it's a good choice!

almostjennifer

What is the correct pronounciation of this name??  I've always wondered this.  Is it Anna or Ahna?  Does it end "stay-shuh" or "stah-see-uh"?

queenbone

I think it is really, really pretty. I like names with lots of syllables so I don't think it is too much.

I pronounce it Ah-nah-stah-cee-ah.  I think Ana would be a better NN than Anna.

strawberrytree

almostjennifer:

What is the correct pronounciation of this name??  I've always wondered this.  Is it Anna or Ahna?  Does it end "stay-shuh" or "stah-see-uh"?

I know Ah-nah-stah-see-ah is the Russian way. I think the more English way to say it is Ann-ah-stay-sha.  

NicoleWI

I went to HS with an Anastasia. YOu can pronounce it either way. She used "Ah-nah-stay-zuh" and she went by the NN Ana (Ah-nah).

moonglow_84

I like the name, and I like it with ANN as the first syllable, but it makes me think
of Fifty Shades.

magsugar13

I like it pronounced either way

ObLaDi

I love it!

I pronounce it the Americanized way, and I think Anna/Annie works great as a nickname.

Not too much name at all IMO, although I do like "big" names. 

MarxieVonTrapp

If you're Russian, I would pronounce it with AHN as the first syllable.  If you're American, I'd pronounce it with ANN as the first syllable.

ChevyFam717

LexiLupin:

I like the name a lot, but isn't it about to experience a sizable, trendy 50 Shades of Grey bump (much like the names Grey, Grayson, etc)?

I prefer ANN as the first syllable. 

This. I think "Ann-uh-stayz-shuh"

Zimger

I like Anastasia, but I wouldn't use it. I prefer shorter names. I would pronounce it Ahn, just like I would Anya...which would be a cute nn for Anastasia.

salt78

I'm in the "Loved it before 50 Shades of Grey" camp. The book really ruined it for me. The character in question is seriously the WORST character in any book I've ever read, ever. (Not to mention that a story I wrote about My Little Ponies when I was 8 was probably better written than that trash.)

That said, I prefer the Ahn pronunciation. 

jlsimon56

I didn't make the 50 Shades connection (didn't read those).  I love the name.  I like either pronunciation. 

I know two IRL.  One is Latvian, prn. Ahh-nah-STASS-ee-ahh.  The other goes by Stasi (which she pronounces like Stacy).

kaitlin925

Thank you for the feedback, everyone!

Ugh, I didn't realize that the main character in 50 Shades is named Anastasia. I hope it doesn't rise in popularity because of that!

We would likely pronounce it with ANN in the beginning though I like Russian pronunciation too.

I'm glad to know it's a usable name, though! I was worried it would be too frilly, but it sounds like it's well liked!

SidraJedi

ANNastasia. AHNastasia sounds pretentious IMO but I'm sure some people will try to pronounce it like that.

LOVE it! As well as Anna or Ann as a nickname there is also Tacey, which I think is adorable.

SidraJedi

MarxieVonTrapp:

If you're Russian, I would pronounce it with AHN as the first syllable.  If you're American, I'd pronounce it with ANN as the first syllable.