Constantine ( or ;

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

: ''Cōnstantīnus'',

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: , ''Kōnstantînos'') is a masculine and feminine (in French for example)

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and

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which is derived from the Latin name ''Constantinus'', a

hypocoristic A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for Isabel or '' Bob'' for Robert, or it ...

of the first names

Constans Flavius Julius Constans ( 323 – 350), also called Constans I, was Roman emperor from 337 to 350. He held the imperial rank of '' caesar'' from 333, and was the youngest son of Constantine the Great. After his father's death, he was made ''a ...

and Constantius, both meaning "constant, steadfast" in

. The popularity stems from the thirteen

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and

Byzantine emperors The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, which Fall of Constantinople, fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized as legitimate rulers and exercised s ...

, beginning with

Constantine the Great Constantine I (27 February 27222 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He played a Constantine the Great and Christianity, pivotal ro ...

. The names are the Latin equivalents of the Bulgarian name 'Костадин' and the Greek name ''Eustáthios'' (Εὐστάθιος), meaning the same, not changing, standing. The name "Constantine" is a noble name in

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

and

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

, the forms Κώστας ( Kostas), Κωστής (

Kostis Kostis () is a hypocorism of the Greek name Konstantinos (Constantine (name), Constantine). Notable people with the name include: Given name *Kostis Adosidis Pasha (1818–1895), Prince of Samos *Kostis Chatzidakis (born 1965), Greek politician * ...

) and Ντίνος (Dinos) being popular

s. Costel is a common Romanian form, a diminutive of Constantin. The Bulgarian,

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

and Serbian form is

Konstantin The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name '' Constantinus'' ( Constantine) in some European languages, such as Bulgarian, Russian, Estonian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman empe ...

(Константин),and their short forms Kostya and Kosta, respectively. The Ukrainian form of the name is Kostyantyn (Костянтин). The name is common among

Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main Branches of Christianity, branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholic Church, Catholicism and Protestantism ...

people in

Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...

, in the form of Kostandin, Kostantin or Kosta. The name is also found in other languages of Western Europe such as Considine in Irish, Constantijn in Dutch or Còiseam in

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

Constantine as a surname

* Adrian Constantin, Romanian mathematician * Bernie Constantin, Swiss songwriter and radio show host *

Con Constantine Con Constantine (born 1 July 1945) is a Cypriot Australian businessman and the former owner of the Australian football (soccer) club Newcastle United Jets. Biography Early life Con Constantine migrated to Australia with his parents and siblings ...

, Cypriot-Australian businessman * Dow Constantine, American politician * Eddie Constantine, French actor and singer *

George Constantin George Constantin (; 3 May 1933 – 26 April 1994) was a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1960 to 1994. Born in Bucharest, he graduated in 1956 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC), after wh ...

, Romanian actor * George Constantine (racing driver), American race car driver * George Constantine (priest), British Protestant reformer * George Baxandall Constantine, Pakistani jurist * Irv Constantine, American football player *

Jean Constantin Jean Constantin (; born Constantin Cornel Jean; 21 August 1927 – 26 May 2010) was a well-known Romanian comedian of Greeks in Romania, Greek ethnicity. Constantin was born in Techirghiol, and died in Constanța. Filmography *' (2010) .... A ...

, Romanian actor * John Constantine, fictional comic book occultist * Kevin Constantine, American ice hockey coach *

Larry Constantine Larry LeRoy Constantine (born 1943) is an American software engineer, professor in the Center for Exact Sciences and Engineering at the University of Madeira Portugal, and considered one of the pioneers of computing. He has contributed numerous ...

, computer science pioneer, writer * Learie Constantine, West Indian cricketer * Michael Constantine, American actor * Savet Constantine, American politician *Stavros Constantine, fictional character in ''

Murder on the Orient Express ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the U ...

'' * Storm Constantine, British science-fiction and fantasy author * Susannah Constantine, English fashion designer and style advisor * Thomas A. Constantine, American administrator to the DEA

Constantine as a given name

:''See: List of articles with forename Constantine'' *

Constantine I of Greece Constantine I (, Romanization, romanized: ''Konstantínos I''; – 11 January 1923) was King of Greece from 18 March 1913 to 11 June 1917 and again from 19 December 1920 to 27 September 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army dur ...

Constantine II of Greece Constantine II (, ; 2 June 1940 – 10 January 2023) was the last King of Greece, reigning from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973. Constantine was born in Athens as the only son of Crown Prince Paul and ...

* Constantine I, king of the Picts and was considered the third

king of Scotland The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British cons ...

Constantine II of Scotland Causantín mac Áeda ( Modern Gaelic: , anglicised Constantine II; born no later than 879; died 952) was an early King of Scotland, known then by the Gaelic name ''Alba''. The Kingdom of Alba, a name which first appears in Constantine's lifeti ...

* Constantine III of Scotland * Constantin Agiu, Romanian politician * Constantin Alajalov * Constantine Andreou * Constantin Angelescu * Constantin Anghelache * Constantin Anton * Constantin Antoniade * Constantin Antoniades, Swiss fencer * Constantin Argetoianu * Constantin C. Arion * Constantine Walter Benson * Constantin Bosianu * Constantin Brăiloiu * Constantin N. Brăiloiu *

Constantin Brâncuși Constantin Brâncuși (; February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957) was a Romanian sculptor, painter, and photographer who made his career in France. Considered one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th century and a pioneer of modernism ...

, Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France * Constantine Bruno, Baron Kervyn de Lettenhove * Constantine W. Buckley *

Constantin Budeanu Constantin Budeanu (28 February 1886 – 27 February 1959) was a Romanian electrical engineer who contributed to the analysis of electric networks states and the SI system of units. Life and work He was born in Buzău. In 1903 he was admitted ...

* Constantin Cantacuzino, several people * Constantine P. Cavafy * Constantin Climescu * Constantin Costăchescu *

Constantin A. Crețulescu Constantin A. Crețulescu or Kretzulescu (; 22 May 1809 in Bucharest – 21 March 1884 in Bucharest) was a Romanian academic, politician, and honorary list of members of the Romanian Academy, member of the Romanian Academy from 1871. He served a ...

* Constantin Cristescu * Constantine "Cus" D'Amato (1908–1985), Italian-American boxing manager and trainer * Constantin Dimitrescu * Constantin Dimitrescu-Iași * Constantine Doukas, Byzantine general and politician * Constantine Dragaš (>1355–1395), Serbian ruler * Constantin Eftimiu * Constantin Eraclide * Constantin Frosin *

Constantin Grecescu Constantin Grecescu (7 January 1929 – 1996) was a Romanian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, Romanian long-distance runner * Constantin Iancovescu * Constantin Al. Ionescu-Caion * Constantin Isopescu-Grecul * Constantin Istrati * Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral and statesman *

Konstantin Khabensky Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky, People's Artist of Russia, PAR (; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist. From 1997 he was part of the Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre cast until 2000, after whi ...

, (born 1972), Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist * Constantin Kirițescu * Constantine Koukias, Australian classical composer * Constantine Lascaris * Constantin Le Paige, Belgian mathematician * Constantin Lecca *

Constantin Levaditi Constantin Levaditi (1 August 1874 – 5 September 1953) was a Romanian physician and microbiologist, a major figure in virology and immunology, especially in the study of poliomyelitis and syphilis. Biography Constantin Levaditi was born in Ga ...

* Konstantin Lokhanov (born 1998), Russian junior world champion and Olympic sabre fencer living in the United States * Constantine Manasses * Constantine Manetas (born 1980), Greek fencer *

Constantine Maroulis Constantine James Maroulis (; born September 17, 1975) is an American actor and rock singer. He was the sixth-place finalist on the fourth season of the reality television series ''American Idol'', and received a nomination for the Tony Award f ...

, American rock singer, actor and writer * Constantin Meissner * Constantin Miculescu * Constantin Mihail * Constantine Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece * Constantine Richard Moorsom *

Constantin Niță Constantin Niță (born November 27, 1955) is a Romanian economist and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he has been a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Brașov County since 2000. In the Emil Boc cabinet, h ...

* Constantin Noe * Constantine Overton (1626/7-?1690), Quaker leader in Shrewsbury, Shropshire *

Constantine Palaiologos Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus (; 8 February 140429 May 1453) was the last reigning List of Byzantine emperors, Byzantine emperor from 23 January 1449 until his death in battle at the fall of Constantinople on 29 M ...

, last Roman Emperor * Constantine Papadakis, Greek historian * Constantine Paparrigopoulos * Constantin Petrovicescu * Constantine Phaulkon * Constantine Phillips * Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby * Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave * Constantin Pîrvulescu * Constantin Popovici, Romanian platform diver * Constantin Popovici (scholar) * Gheorghe Constantin Roja * Konstantin Rokossovsky, Soviet marshal *

Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; 22 October 178318 September 1840) was a French early 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ult ...

, French polymath * Constantin Andreas von Regel * Constantin Sandu, Moldovan footballer * Constantin Sandu-Aldea * Constantine-Silvanus * Constantine Simitis, Greek Prime Minister * Constantine Joseph Smyth * Constantin Sotiropoulos * Constantine Stilbes * Constantin T. Stoika * Constantin C. Teodorescu, Romanian engineer * Constantin Tobescu * Constantin Ucuta * Constantin Vișoianu

In popular culture

* John Constantine, a DC Comics character from the ''Hellblazer'' series * ''Constantine'' (film), a film based on the DC Comics character * ''Constantine'' (TV series), a TV show based on the DC Comics character

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Constantine as a surname

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In popular culture

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