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It sounds good with Theodora. in the end you need to choose what you like.

It sounds good with Theodora. in the end you need to choose what you like.

I love it and would use it. I think it fits perfectly well with Theodora. I don't think it is too frou-frou.

I think it's gorgeous and could be used by whoever. However, I consider Theodora really GP.

This message was edited 7/11/2010, 9:23 PM

I love this name, I think it's fantastic. And I reckon it'd work on someone of any cultural background really.

Not too frou-frou at all. I think it's gorgeous, and yes, it'd be stunning with Theodora. Annie & Dora. So sweet.

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My favourite combo is Anastasia Ruby, but I'm also a big fun of Anastasia Pearl, Anastasia Carys & Anastasia Lucy. Not to mention Anastasia Claire, Anastasia Lily, Anastasia Hazel, Anastasia Delphine...

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I like it. I know an Anastasia who occasionally goes by Anna and an Anastacia who goes by Stacia (which just sounds like STAY-sha in my accent). I like it as a sib for Theodora, although it is a lot more fluffy and princessy.
Anastasia, as well as Jasmine, is a name I go back and forth on. Sometimes I wish it was used more often IRL, and other times I think they're too princessy. IDK.

This message was edited 7/11/2010, 6:57 PM

Anastasia!!!!!!! :)

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My favorite girl's name! :D And it goes with Theodora.

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It's not too froufrou for a non-Russian/Greek. I think it's a wonderful name that can be enjoyed by anyone. It could also sound a little less 'froufrou' if you give Ana as a nn sometimes.

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(And one last thing, where can I put the extra six exclamation points for adoption?)

I adore Anastasia. In fact, dh and I briefly toyed with the idea while PG with Anna. I definitely don't find it too frou-frou or too ethnic, however, I was concerned that no one would use my favorite pronunciation (ah-nah-STAH-see-ah) so we went with dh's favorite, Anna because it seemed much simpler. And it was until Anna's Kindergarten teacher chose to call her AH-na for an entire year and it has stuck for good. Go figure ...

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Anastasia and Theodora are perfect together!

I think alot of people here like Anastasia, it's just not THE most favorite name they have. I know I adore Anastasia (buuut then again, I also have a perhaps unhealthy obsession with the Romanovs) and I think it's an awesome name on a baby these days. ♥

We must have discussed it before. The threads disappear after a few days, so you probably just missed it, or else I'm imagining talking about it. I like Anastasia. I know a girl in middle/ high school named that. Her sister is Athena. I think Anastasia and Theodora would be a fine sibset, but you may want to have a nn for each, so it doesn't seem too upper class.

I love the prn. Ah-nuh-stah-cee-uh the best
And i think Theodora, Nathalia and Anastasia would make a phenomenal sib set!

I love it, and I think it's terrific with Theodora.

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It's not frou-frou to me, and I think it has been completely assimilated culturally and would be fine in a family that's not Russian or Greek.

I really like the name but I don't like the English pronunciation(s). I pronounce Anastasia the Russian way.

This message was edited 7/11/2010, 2:35 PM

I love Anastasia. It was my favourite girl's name for many years. It would indeed be glorious with Theodora - a lovely pair of princesses.

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I don't think it's too frou-frou for a non-Greek/Russian. I think it just depends on the kind of family. They've got to have a kind of restrained class or it just looks like the name of Slavic porn star. A former friend of mine once liked the name Anastasia too but I prayed she would not use it. She later named her daughter Kaydance. In her case, her choice of Anastasia would have looked really flaky.

I love the name Anastasia! I do sometimes wonder if it is on the grand side to American or English ears -- but I don't think it is over the line.

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It is smashing when paired with Theodora. Both have really wonderful meanings and histories too, especially if you are religious.

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I love Anastasia because it's dark and mysteriously beautiful. I think Theodora and Anastasia make quite an enchanting sibset. :)

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No, I don't think it's too frou-frou, and I think it's fine for a non-Russian/Greek to use. Ever hear of the Anastasia Krupnik series by a writer named Lois Lowry? It's a series of kids books, and a quirky, off-beat girl named Anastasia is the heroine. So I think it can be pulled off by a regular girl just because of her.

I think it's a rather nice name. I don't totally love it, but it's a name to be respected. It's strong and regal. I think it would go quite well with Theodora.

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It seems perfectly fine for a non-Russian/Greek person. The only one I know is very non-Russian/Greek.

I put it in combos from time to time. It's one of the names I might consider to honor my grandmother Ana (but Anika is currently wining).
I just dislike the English pronunciation, so I don't mention it to other people here that often.

I don't like it.
I think it is too frilly, girly and too long. Not to mention that it doesn't have any nice nicknames.

If I saw two little sisters called Theodora and Anastasia, I would totally swoon. It is a bit frou-frou, but also gorgeous, so who cares.

I love the name Anastasia, it's so elegant, old, and classy. However, I don't know that I like it very much with Theodora, sorry. But it's pretty.

I love Anastasia, especially with the nn 'Anya'.

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I think it's fine to use. I think it crosses ethnic/culture/language barriers pretty well.

Anastasia is known well enough that you could use it without being Russian or Greek. I think Anastasia and Theodora make a wonderful sibset!

I know an Anastasia, who usually goes by Ana. I always liked it. Ana and Dora (or Ana and Tedo) sound nice to me for a pair of nns.

I like Anastasia, and I think it complements Theodora magnificently.

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Also, I certainly don't think it's unusable for someone of neither Russian nor Greek ancestry.

Anastasia is gorgeous and has plenty of non-frou-frou nns, like Anna, Annie, Anya, Stasia, or even Stacey.

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I do feel, however, that Anastasia and Theodora in the same sibset are a bit much, unless both girls go by nns.