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I think Magdalene would work better with Miriam. You could still call her Magda. Now with Anastasia, the feel is different from the more down-to-earth Miriam, however, if you called her Anya, it would work. Re: the pronunciation, right before my youngest was born, I did sort of toy with Anastasia with the pronunciation your dh prefers. I ruled it out due to being concerned that no one would pronounce it that way and honestly, an-uh-STAY-zhuh reminds me of anesthesia. :-(