from a French-mediated form of the female personal name Anastasia. The masculine form Anastasius also existed and may have given rise to a patronymic. Both personal names are from adjectival forms of Greek anastasis ‘resurrection’. [...]
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What is the origin of the name Anstis?
from a French-mediated form of the female personal name Anastasia. The masculine form Anastasius also existed and may have given rise to a patronymic. Both personal names are from adjectival forms of Greek anastasis ‘resurrection’. [...]