Constance is a female given name that derives from Latin and means "constant." Variations of the name include Connie, Constancia, and Constanze.

Notable people

Constance of Antioch Constance of Hauteville (1128–1163) was the ruling Princess of Antioch from 1130 to 1163. She was the only child of Bohemond II of Antioch by his wife, Alice of Jerusalem. Constance succeeded her father at the age of two, after he fell in bat ...

(1127–1163), only daughter of Bohemund II of Antioch * Constance of Aragon (1179–1222), Aragonese infanta *

Constance of Arles Constance of Arles (c. 986 – 28 July 1032), also known as Constance of Provence, was Queen of France as the third spouse of King Robert II of France. Life Born Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europ ...

(986–1034), third wife and queen of King Robert II of France *

Constance of Austria Constance of Austria (german: Konstanza; pl, Konstancja; 24 December 1588 – 10 July 1631) was Queen of Poland as the second wife of King Sigismund III Vasa and the mother of King John II Casimir. Biography Constance was a daughter of Charl ...

(1588–1631), Queen consort of Poland *

Constance of Burgundy Constance may refer to: Places *Konstanz, Germany, sometimes written as Constance in English * Constance Bay, Ottawa, Canada * Constance, Kentucky * Constance, Minnesota * Constance (Portugal) * Mount Constance, Washington State People * Const ...

(1046–1093), daughter of Duke Robert I of Burgundy *

Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster Constance of Castile (1354 – 24 March 1394) was a claimant to the Crown of Castile. She was the daughter of King Peter, who was deposed and killed by his half-brother, King Henry II. She married the English prince John of Gaunt, who f ...

(1354–1394) second wife of John of Gaunt *

Constance Markievicz Constance Georgine Markievicz ( pl, Markiewicz ; ' Gore-Booth; 4 February 1868 – 15 July 1927), also known as Countess Markievicz and Madame Markievicz, was an Irish politician, revolutionary, Irish nationalism, nationalist, suffragist, soc ...

(1868–1927), Irish countess and political activist *

Constance, Queen of Sicily Constance I ( it, Costanza; 2 November 1154 – 27 November 1198) was reigning Queen of Sicily from 1194–98, jointly with her spouse from 1194 to 1197, and with her infant son Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1198, as the heiress of th ...

(1154–1198), also Holy Roman Empress (Dowager) *

Constance of Portugal Constance of Portugal (pt: ''Constança''; 3 January 1290 – Sahagún, 18 November 1313; ), was Queen of Castile by her marriage to Ferdinand IV. She was the eldest child and only daughter of King Denis of Portugal and his wife Elizabeth o ...

(1290–1313), daughter of King Denis of Portugal *

Constance de Salm Princess Constance de Salm (7 September 1767 – 13 April 1845) was a French poet and miscellaneous writer. She wrote a series of poetical "Epistles", one "To Women", another "On the Blindness of this Age". She also wrote, ''My Threescore Years'' ( ...

(1767–1845), poet and miscellaneous writer; through her second marriage, she became Princess of Salm-Dyck * Constance of Wrocław (c. 1221 – 1257), Princess of Silesia and the Duchess of Kuyavia *

Constance of York Constance of York, Countess of Gloucester ( – 28 November 1416) was the only daughter of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and his wife Isabella of Castile, daughter of King Peter of Castile and his favourite mistress, María de Padilla. ...

(1374–1416), daughter of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York *

Constance, Duchess of Brittany Constance ( Breton: ''Konstanza''; c. 1161c. 5 September 1201) was Duchess of Brittany from 1166 to her death in 1201Judith Everard, Michael Jones, ''The Charters of Duchess Constance of Brittany and her Family (1171-1221)'', The Boydell Press, ...

(1161–1201), hereditary Duchess of Brittany * Constance, Duchess of Wodzisław (died 1351), Polish princess *

Constance of Hungary Constance of Hungary (c. 1180 – 6 December 1240) was the second Queen consort of Ottokar I of Bohemia. Family Constance was a daughter of Béla III of Hungary and his first wife Agnes of Antioch. Her older siblings included Emeric, King of Hun ...

(c. 1180 – 1240), second Queen consort of Ottokar I of Bohemia * Constance of Toulouse, daughter of Raymond VI of Toulouse *

Constance Babington Smith Constance Babington Smith MBE, FRSL (15 October 1912 – 31 July 2000) was a British journalist and writer, but is probably best known for her wartime work in imagery intelligence. Early life Constance Babington Smith was born on 15 Octo ...

MBE Legion of Merit FRSL (1912-2000), RAF Photographic Intelligence specialist who discovered the Nazi V-Weapon programme. *

Constance Baker Motley Constance Baker Motley (September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005) was an American jurist and politician, who served as a Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. A key strategist of the civil rights mov ...

(1921-2005) the first African American woman elected to the New York State Senate and subsequently the first African American female federal judge. *

Constance Bennett Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress and producer. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s; during the early 1930s, she was the highest-pai ...

(1904–1965), American actress *

Constance Bolton Constance Muriel Bolton (née Beard, 29 December 1884 – 30 March 1949) was a New Zealand artist. Born in Masterton, New Zealand, on 29 December 1884, she was the daughter of Spencer Francis Beard and Marion Rolleston Smith, and the eldest of ...

(née Beard, 1884–1949), New Zealand artist *

Constance Briscoe Constance Briscoe (born 18 May 1957 in England) is a former barrister, and was one of the first black female Recorder (judge), recorders in England and Wales. In May 2014, she was jailed for three counts of doing an act tending to Perverting the c ...

(born 1957), British barrister * Constance Calenda (1415), Italian surgeon *

Constance Marie Charpentier Constance Marie Charpentier (born 4 April 1767 Paris, – 3 August 1849 Paris) was a French painter. She specialized in genre scenes and portraits, mainly of children and women. She was also known as Constance Marie Blondelu. Life and career ...

(1767–1849), French painter *

Constance Collier Constance Collier (born Laura Constance Hardie; 22 January 1878 – 25 April 1955) was an English stage and film actress and acting coach. She wrote hit plays and films with Ivor Novello and she was the first person to be treated with insul ...

(1878–1955), British-born American actress *

Constance Coltman Constance Mary Coltman (née Todd; 23 May 1889 - 26 March 1969) was one of the first women ordained to Christian ministry in Britain. She practised within the Congregational Church. A decade earlier Gertrude von Petzold became minister at Narbor ...

(1889–1969), British pastor *

Constance Cox Constance Cox (25 October 1912 – 8 July 1998) was a British script writer and playwright, born in Sutton, Surrey. Life and career Cox was born Constance Shaw in Sutton, Surrey, in 1912. She married Norman Cox, a fighter pilot, who was kille ...

(1912–1998), British writer *

Constance Cummings Constance Cummings CBE (May 15, 1910 – November 23, 2005) was an American-British actress with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life Cummings was born in Seattle, Washington, the only daughter and younger child of Kate Logan (née C ...

(1910–2005), American-born British actress * Constance Prem Nath Dass (1886–1971), Indian college administrator * Constance Demby, American musician *

Constance Dowling Constance Dowling (July 24, 1920 – October 28, 1969) was an American model turned actress of the 1940s and 1950s. Early life and career Born in New York City, Dowling was a model and chorus girl before moving to California in 1943. She had ...

(1920–1969), American actress *

(1161–1201) *

Constance of France, Princess of Antioch Constance of France (1078 – 14 September 1125) was Countess of Troyes from her first marriage and Princess of Antioch from her second marriage. She was regent during the minority of her son. Constance was the eldest of five children and was the ...

(1078–1126) *

Constance Ford Constance Ford (born Cornelia M. Ford; July 1, 1923 – February 26, 1993) was an American actress and model. She is best known for her long-running role as Ada Lucas Hobson on the daytime soap opera '' Another World'', which she played from 1 ...

(1923–1993), American actress *

Constance Garnett Constance Clara Garnett (; 19 December 1861 – 17 December 1946) was an English translator of nineteenth-century Russian literature. She was the first English translator to render numerous volumes of Anton Chekhov's work into English and the ...

(1861–1946), English translator * Constance Glube (born 1931), Canadian judge *Constance Ella Glynn, known as

Connie Glynn Constance Ella Glynn (born 16 March 1994) is an English Internet celebrity, author, and cosplayer. Early life Glynn is from Hatfield, Hertfordshire. She and her brother attended St. Christopher School in Letchworth on a bursary. She took class ...

(born 1994), English YouTuber and author *

Constance Gordon-Cumming Constance Frederica “Eka” Gordon-Cumming (26 May 1837 – 4 September 1924) was a noted Scottish travel writer and painter. Born in a wealthy family, she travelled around the world and painted described scenes and life as she saw them. She w ...

(1837–1924), British travel writer and painter * Constance Grewe (born 1946), German judge *

Constance Le Grip Constance Le Grip (born 14 November 1960) is a French politician, formerly of The Republican Group, who currently serves as a member of the 15th legislature of the French Fifth Republic, representing Hauts-de-Seine's 6th constituency. She ser ...

(born 1960), French politician *

Constance Hamilton Constance Eaton Hamilton (1862–1945) was a British-Canadian government official and activist. After activism supporting refugees and women in Winnipeg, she moved to Toronto and continued to support causes such as women's suffrage, becoming p ...

(1862–1945), Canadian politician * Constance Cary Harrison (1843–1920), American writer * Constance Hopkins (1607–1677), English colonist and ''Mayflower'' passenger *

Constance A. Howard Constance A. Howard (born 1942) is an American politician. She is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 34th District from 1995 to 2012. In 2008, Howard was named as one of Utne Reader ''Utne Re ...

(born 1942), American politician * Constance Hunting (1925–2006), American poet *

Constance N. Johnson Constance Nevlin Johnson (born May 11, 1952) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. She served in the Oklahoma Senate, representing District 48, which encompasses portions of northeastern and northwestern Oklahoma County unti ...

(born 1952), American politician *

Constance Kamii Constance Kamii is a Swiss-Japanese-American mathematics education scholar and psychologist. She is a professor in the Early Childhood Education Program Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. ...

, Swiss-born American educator * Constance Keene (1921–2005), American pianist *

Constance Stuart Larrabee Constance Stuart Larrabee (7 August 1914 – 27 July 2000) was an English photographer best known for her images of South Africa and her photo-journalism on Europe during World War II. She was South Africa's first female war correspondent. Ea ...

(1914–2000), South African photographer and war correspondent * Constance Lau, Singaporean actress *

Constance Lloyd Constance Mary Wilde (née Lloyd; 2 January 1858 – 7 April 1898) was an Irish author. She was the wife of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and the mother of their two sons, Cyril and Vyvyan. Early life and marriage The daughter of Horace Lloy ...

(1858–1898), Oscar Wilde's wife *

Constance Marie Constance Marie Lopez (born September 9, 1965) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Angie Lopez in ''George Lopez'' (2002–2007), and Marcela Quintanilla (mother of Selena) in the film ''Selena'' (1997). She portrayed Reg ...

(born 1965), American actress *

(1868–1927), Irish politician * Constance Menard (born 1968), French equestrienne *

Constance Moore Constance Moore (January 18, 1920 or January 18, 1921Additional on April 23, 2017. – September 16, 2005) was an American singer and actress. Her most noted work was in wartime musicals such as ''Show Business'' and '' Atlantic City'' and the ...

(1920–2005), American actress *

Constanze Mozart Maria Constanze Cäcilia Josepha Johanna Aloysia Mozart ( née Weber; 5 January 1762 – 6 March 1842) was a trained Austrian singer. She was married twice, first to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; then to Georg Nikolaus von Nissen. She and Mozart had ...

née Weber (1762–1842), Austrian singer, wife and biographer of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart *

Constance Naden Constance Caroline Woodhill Naden (24 January 185823 December 1889) was an English writer, poet and philosopher. She studied, wrote and lectured on philosophy and science, alongside publishing two volumes of poetry. Several collected works wer ...

(1858–1889), English poet * Constance Piers (1866–1939), Canadian journalist, poet, editor *

Constance Reid Constance Bowman Reid (January 3, 1918 – October 14, 2010) was the author of several biographies of mathematicians and popular books about mathematics. She received several awards for mathematical exposition. She was not a mathematician bu ...

(1918–2010), American author *

Constance Rover Constance Rover (15 December 1910 – 16 February 2005) was an English historian. She educated on behalf of the Workers' Educational Association and became a full-time faculty member of the Polytechnic of North London as deputy head of law and so ...

(1910–2005), English historian *

Constance Senghor Constance Senghor (born May 23, 1963) is a retired female high jumper from Senegal. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred ...

(born 1963), Senegalese high jumper *

Constance Lindsay Skinner Constance Lindsay Skinner (December 7, 1877 – March 27, 1939) was a Canadian writer, critic, historian and editor best known for having conceived the Rivers of America Series for the publisher Farrar & Rinehart. Early life and career Born Con ...

(1877–1939), Canadian writer *

Constance Spry Constance Spry (née Fletcher, previously Marr; 5 December 1886 – 3 January 1960) was a British educator, florist and author in the mid-20th century. Life Constance Fletcher was born in Derby in 1886, eldest child and only daughter of Geor ...

(1886–1960), British florist and author *

Constance Stone Emma Constance Stone (4 December 185629 December 1902) was the first woman to practice medicine in Australia. She played an important role in founding both the Queen Victoria Hospital, and the Victorian Medical Women's Society in Melbourne. ...

(1856–1902), Australian doctor *

Constance Talmadge Constance Alice Talmadge (April 19, 1898 – November 23, 1973) was an American silent film star. She was the sister of actresses Norma and Natalie Talmadge. Early life Talmadge was born on April 19, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor p ...

(1898–1973), American actress *

Constance Tipper Constance Tipper (born Constance Fligg Elam; 16 February 1894 – 14 December 1995) was an English metallurgist and crystallographer. She investigated brittle fracture and the ductile-brittle transition of metals used in the construction of w ...

(1894–1995), British metallurgist *

Constance Towers Constance Mary Towers (born May 20, 1933) is an American film, stage, and television actress, and singer. She gained prominence for her appearances in several mainstream 1950s films before transitioning to theater, starring in numerous Broadway ...

(born 1933), American singer and actress * Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840–1894), American novelist *

Constance Wu Constance Wu (born March 22, 1982) is an American actress. Wu was included on ''Time'' magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017. She has earned several accolades, including nominations for a Golden Globe Award, f ...

(born 1982), American actress *

Constance Zimmer Constance Zimmer (born October 11, 1970) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for playing Dana Gordon in the television series '' Entourage'' (2005–2011) and Claire Simms in the television series ''Boston Legal'' (2006–2007). She ...

(born 1970), American actress

Fictional

*Constance Blackwood, Character in

Ride the Cyclone ''Ride the Cyclone'' is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell. It is the second installment in Richmond's "Uranium Teen Scream Trilogy," a collection of three theatrical works, one not yet written, that take p ...

*Constance, the heroine of ''

The Man of Law's Tale "The Man of Law's Tale" is the fifth of the '' Canterbury Tales'' by Geoffrey Chaucer, written around 1387. John Gower's "Tale of Constance" in '' Confessio Amantis'' tells the same story and may have been a source for Chaucer. Nicholas Trive ...

'' *Constanze, heroine of Mozart's opera ''

The Abduction from the Seraglio ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

'' *Constance Billard School, school in the television series ''

Gossip Girl ''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six ...

'' *Constance Blackwood, character in

Shirley Jackson Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Over the duration of her writing career, which spanned over two decades, she composed six novels, two me ...

's novel ''

We Have Always Lived in the Castle ''We Have Always Lived in the Castle'' is a 1962 mystery novel by American author Shirley Jackson. It was Jackson's final work, and was published with a dedication to Pascal Covici, the publisher, three years before the author's death in 1965. Th ...

'' *Constance Bonacieux, an important character in the novel ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' *Constance "Connie" Chatterly, the main protagonist in D.H. Lawrence's final novel ''

Lady Chatterley's Lover ''Lady Chatterley's Lover'' is the last novel by English author D. H. Lawrence, which was first published privately in 1928, in Italy, and in 1929, in France. An unexpurgated edition was not published openly in the United Kingdom until 1960, w ...

'' *Constance Contraire, character created by

Trenton Lee Stewart Trenton Lee Stewart (born May 27, 1970) is an American author best known for the Mysterious Benedict Society series. Stewart is a graduate of Hendrix College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. Life and career T ...

in his ''

Mysterious Benedict Society ''The Mysterious Benedict Society'' is a quartet of children's books by Trenton Lee Stewart chronicling the adventures of four children, initially gathered together by the eccentric Mr. Benedict. The first children's novels written by Stewart ...

'' series * Constance, Lady Crabtree, character created by Paul James *Constance Greene, character in the

Pendergast Pendergast ( ga, de Piondárgas, ''Piondárgas'') is a Norman-Irish surname derived from Prendergast. Pendergast may refer to: * Aloysius Pendergast, character in novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. * Clancy Pendergast (born 1967), Amer ...

book series *

Constance Langdon '' American Horror Story: Murder House'' is the first season of the FX horror anthology series ''American Horror Story''. The season's theme is infidelity, and focuses on the plight of the Harmon family, Ben and Vivien, their daughter Violet and ...

, one of the main characters from FX show ''

American Horror Story ''American Horror Story'' is an American anthology horror television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the cable network FX. The first installment in the ''American Story'' media franchise, each season is conceived as a ...

'' *

Constance MacKenzie Constance MacKenzie (née Standish) is a fictional character in the 1956 novel '' Peyton Place'' by Grace Metalious. In the subsequent film adaptation, she was played by Lana Turner; in the sequel '' Return to Peyton Place'', by Eleanor Parker; in ...

, character in the 1956 novel '' Peyton Place'' by

Grace Metalious Grace Metalious (September 8, 1924 – February 25, 1964) was an American author known for her novel '' Peyton Place'', one of the best-selling works in publishing history. Early life Marie Grace DeRepentigny was born into poverty and a broken ...

*Constance Pemberton, character created by

Brandon Mull Brandon Mull is an American author best known for his children's fantasy series, '' Fablehaven'', as well as '' Dragonwatch'', '' The Candy Shop War'', the ''Beyonders'' trilogy, and the ''Five Kingdoms'' series.Howard, Chris (March 7, 2008)Inte ...

in his Five Kingdoms series *Constance Hatchaway, a character in the Disney

Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland. The haunted house attraction features a ride-through tour in Omnimover vehicles called "Doom Buggies", and a walk-through show is displa ...

attractions *Constance Von Nuvelle, a character in the Fire Emblem series

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