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Post by anzuhana on Jan 31, 2011 20:11:52 GMT -5
Okay, I know her full name is Anastasia Elizabeth McGill but how did she get the name Stacey?
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u4me
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Post by u4me on Jan 31, 2011 20:28:06 GMT -5
I thought it came from the "stasia" part.
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Post by booboobrewer on Jan 31, 2011 22:10:26 GMT -5
Do you mean why was that particular nickname chosen? I don't think we really get an explanation. In her portrait book, Maureen first writes Anastasia in her baby book and then a few entries later is calling her Stacey.
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Post by lilafowler on Jan 31, 2011 22:42:31 GMT -5
The character was probably given the nickname Stacey before the backstory about it being a nickname for Anastasia (which doesn't come along until Kristy asks if Stacey is her real first name in #13). AMM could have written herself into the situation where it would work for Stacey to be a nickname for something and only gave her the extended first name then. There aren't too many other names Stacey could be a nickname for.
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Post by anzuhana on Jan 31, 2011 23:20:05 GMT -5
Thanks, everyone.
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Post by u4me on Feb 1, 2011 15:44:23 GMT -5
Maybe they turned it into Anastasia so that it sounded rougher when her parents yelled at her.
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Post by zoar3 on Feb 1, 2011 20:42:03 GMT -5
^Lol, maybe they did.
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Post by sparklymouse on Feb 4, 2011 17:02:22 GMT -5
I always pronounce Stacey’s name anna-stay-zhuh. In Stacey Takes a Stand her dad pronounces it ah-nuh-stah-zee-uh. No wonder she hated her name. That is way too many syllables. Imagine having to learn how to say that when you’re learning how to talk.
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Post by u4me on Feb 4, 2011 19:24:36 GMT -5
I pronounce it the same way you do.
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Post by anzuhana on Mar 5, 2011 14:52:35 GMT -5
What other names can Stacey be a nickname for?
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Post by sparklymouse on Mar 5, 2011 17:15:50 GMT -5
Not an answer to anzuhana's question, I know, but other nicknames for Anastasia are: Ana, Annie, Anya, Asia, Nastas, Nastenka, Nastia, Nastya, Natasa, Stasia, Stacy, Stasi, Tacha, Tacy, Tansy, Staci, Stacie, Stacey, Taci, Tacie, Tacey, Tasha, Sasha, Asia Stacey is not a very sophisticated nickname IMO. It makes me think of Lisa's ditzy Malibu Stacy doll on The Simpsons.  |
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Post by greer on Mar 5, 2011 18:26:03 GMT -5
Not an answer to anzuhana's question, I know, but other nicknames for Anastasia are: Ana, Annie, Anya, Asia, Nastas, Nastenka, Nastia, Nastya, Natasa, Stasia, Stacy, Stasi, Tacha, Tacy, Tansy, Staci, Stacie, Stacey, Taci, Tacie, Tacey, Tasha, Sasha, Asia Stacey is not a very sophisticated nickname IMO. It makes me think of Lisa's ditzy Malibu Stacy doll on The Simpsons. Anastasia is actually the current most popular name in Russia. I know sooo many Nastyas! It is pronounced like Stacey Takes a Stand, but in Russian culture almost no one gets called by their full name so it's not a problem when you're learning how to talk.  You'd be Nastenka or Nastya or whatever to you friends, but once you were an Adult, then you could be called Anastasia Nikolaevna or whatever, but only in a formal situation. |
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You'd be Nastenka or Nastya or whatever to you friends, but once you were an Adult, then you could be called Anastasia Nikolaevna or whatever, but only in a formal situation.