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in reply to a message by Perrine
I like it and it's on my PNL but I don't like it enough to use. There are other names that I know I would use rather than Anastasia. I think it would have to be shortened to either Ana or Stacy and while I don't hate either one of those I'm not overly fond of them, either.
I don't associate it with "50 Shades of Grey", because I also have neither read the books nor seen the movies, but then I'm out of touch with most pop culture anyway so that shouldn't be taken for much.
Actually, as far as bad associations go, the bad association for me is the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, because she was murdered at age 17 along with her entire family. Her name lived on more than the rest of the family's because of the woman who claimed to be her, leading to books and movies about her. That's why the name Anastasia, to me, has a slightly tragic air to it.
I don't associate it with "50 Shades of Grey", because I also have neither read the books nor seen the movies, but then I'm out of touch with most pop culture anyway so that shouldn't be taken for much.
Actually, as far as bad associations go, the bad association for me is the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, because she was murdered at age 17 along with her entire family. Her name lived on more than the rest of the family's because of the woman who claimed to be her, leading to books and movies about her. That's why the name Anastasia, to me, has a slightly tragic air to it.
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I absolutely loved those books. Although only the first three were translated into Swedish and now when I can read in English I think I'm a bit too old to read them. I loved A Summer to Die and Number the Stars, too. The Giver trilogy has recently been translated to Swedish, so they are on my "to read" list.
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mostly agree
But my main association with the name is Anastasia Krupnik, the star of a series of books by Lois Lowry that were very popular in the eighties and early nineties. I read them all and loved those books. Anastasia was about twelve, very literate and smart but didn't always have the best judgment and tended to jump into things without really thinking all the way through. She had a really nice pair of parents and a little brother who was whip-smart and funny too.
But my main association with the name is Anastasia Krupnik, the star of a series of books by Lois Lowry that were very popular in the eighties and early nineties. I read them all and loved those books. Anastasia was about twelve, very literate and smart but didn't always have the best judgment and tended to jump into things without really thinking all the way through. She had a really nice pair of parents and a little brother who was whip-smart and funny too.
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