Anastasius (Latinized) or Anastasios (Greek: Αναστάσιος, romanized: Anastasios) is a masculine given name of Greek origin derived from the Greek word ἀνάστασις (anastasis) meaning "resurrection". Its female form is Anastasia (Greek: Αναστασία). A diminutive form of Anastasios is Tassos (Greek: Τάσσος) or Tasos (Greek: Τάσος).
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People
Byzantine emperors
Anastasius I Dicorus, reign 491–518
Anastasios II (died 719), reign 713–715
Popes of Rome
Pope Anastasius I, papacy 399–401
Pope Anastasius II, papacy 496–498
Pope Anastasius III, papacy 911–913
Pope Anastasius IV, papacy 1153–1154
Other Christian saints and clergy
Saint Anastasius, martyr under Nero
Saint Anastasius the Fuller (died 304), martyr and patron saint of fullers and weavers
Saint Anastasius of Lleida (c. 263–11 May 305)
Anastasius of Jerusalem, patriarch of the Church of Jerusalem from 458 to 478
Anastasius of Suppentonia (died 570), abbot
Pope Anastasius of Alexandria, Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria 605–616
Anastasius of Antioch (disambiguation), multiple people
Saint Anastasius of Persia (died 628), Persian martyr
Saint Anastasius of Pavia (died 680), bishop of Pavia
Anastasius of Armenia, successor of Nerses III the Builder as Catholicos of Armenia from 661 to 667
Saint Anastasius Sinaita (fl. 7th century), theologian, Father of the Eastern Orthodox Church, monk, priest, and abbot of the monastery at Mt. Sinai
Anastasius (abbot of Euthymius) (fl. 8th century)
Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople 730–754
Anastasius Bibliothecarius (c. 810–878), librarian of the Church of Rome, scholar and statesman, sometimes identified as an Antipope
Astrik or Saint Anastasius of Pannonhalma, ambassador of Stephen I of Hungary
Politicians and military
Anastasios Andreou (1877–1947), Cypriot athlete and volunteer in the Greek army for the Greco-Turkish war of 1897
Anastasios Balkos (1916–1995), Greek politician
Anastasios Charalambis (1862–1949), Greek officer and interim Prime Minister of Greece
Anastasios Chatzivasileiou (born 1981), Greek politician
Anastasios Christopoulos (1805–1854), Greek lawyer and revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence
Anastasios Dalipis (1896–1949), Greek Army officer and politician
Anastasius Fétul (1816–1886), Moldavian and Romanian physician, naturalist, philanthropist and political figure
Anastasios Giannitsis (born 1944), Greek politician, academic and business executive
Anastasios Karatasos (1764–1830), Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence
Anastasios Kourakis (1948–2021), Greek politician, pediatrician and geneticist
Anastasios Londos (1791–1856), Greek politician and senator
Anastasios Manakis (c. 1790–1864), Greek revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence
Anastasios Mavromichalis (1798–1870), Greek revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence and politician
Sports
Anastasios Anastasopoulos (1915–1981), Greek chess player
Anastasios Andreou (1877–1947), Greek Cypriot athlete and soldier in the Greco-Turkish war of 1897
Anastasios Antonakis (born 1992), Greek basketball player
Anastasios Avlonitis (born 1990), Greek footballer
Anastasios Bakasetas (born 1993), Greek footballer
Anastasios Bavelas (born 1968), Greek tennis player
Anastasios Bountouris (born 1955), Greek Olympic medalist in sailing
Anastasios Chatzigiovanis (born 1997), Greek footballer
Anastasios Christofileas (born 1988), Greek footballer
Anastasios Dentsas (born 1982), Greek footballer and coach
Anastasios Dimas (born 1988), Greek basketball player
Anastasios Dimitriadis (born 1997), Greek footballer
Anastasios Donis (born 1996), Greek footballer
Anastasios Douvikas (born 1999), Greek footballer
Anastasios Gavrilis (born 1952), Greek sailor
Anastasios Gousis (born 1979), Greek sprinter
Anastasios Kakos (born 1970), Greek football referee
Other people named Anastasius
Anastasius the jurist (fl. 5th or 6th century), Roman jurist
Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Moschianus Probus Magnus (fl. 6th century), Byzantine statesman
Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius (fl. 6th century), Byzantine statesman
Anastasius of Samaria (fl. 6th century), Byzantine official
Anastasius Fétul (1816–1886), Moldavian and Romanian physician, naturalist, philanthropist and political figure
Anastasius Nordenholz (1862–1953), German-Argentine author
Other people named Anastasios
Anastasios Bakirtzis (born 1956), Greek electrical and computer engineer
Anastasios Christomanos (1841–1906), Greek chemist
Anastasios Christodoulou (1932–2002), Greek Cypriot university administrator
Anastasios Isaac (1972–1996), Greek Cypriot refugee murdered during a demonstration
Anastasios John Kanellopoulos, Greek-American eye surgeon
Anastasios Koulouriotis (1822–1887), Arvanite Greek writer
Anastasios Kyriakides (born 1946), Greek-American businessman
Anastasios George Leventis (1902–1975), Greek Cypriot businessman
Anastasios Melis, Greek-American biologist
Anastasios Metaxas (1862–1937), Greek architect and sport shooter
Anastasios Michail (c. 1675–1722), Greek scholar
Anastasios Nyfadopoulos (born 1992), Greek artist
Anastasios Orlandos (1887–1979), Greek archeologist and architect
Anastasios Rouvas (born 1972), Greek singer, actor and businessman
Anastasios Soulis (born 1987), Swedish actor
Anastasios Tagis (1839–1900), Greek scholar and philological teacher
Pseudonym
Anton Alexander Graf von Auersperg (1806–1876), Austrian poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Anastasius Grün