Constantine ( or ; Latin: ''Cōnstantīnus'', Greek: , ''Kōnstantînos'') is a masculine and feminine (in French for example)

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which is derived from the Latin name ''Constantinus'', a hypocoristic of the first names Constans and Constantius, both meaning "constant, steadfast" in Latin. The popularity stems from the eleven Roman and Byzantine emperors, beginning with St.

Constantine I Constantine I ( , ; la, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, ; ; 27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, the first one to convert to Christianity. Born in Naissus, Dacia Mediterranea ...

(the Great). 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 still very common in Greece and Cyprus, the forms Κώστας ( Kostas), Κωστής ( Kostis) and Ντίνος (Dinos) being popular hypocoristics. Costel is a common Romanian form, a diminutive of Constantin. The Bulgarian, Russian and

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

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form is Konstantin (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 people in Albania, in the form of Kostandin, Kostantin or Kosta. The name is also found in other languages of Western Europe such as Considine in Irish or Còiseam in Scottish Gaelic.

Constantine as a surname

* Adrian Constantin, Romanian mathematician * Con Constantine, Cypriot-Australian businessman * Dow Constantine, American politician * Eddie Constantine, French actor and singer * George Constantin, Romanian actor * George Constantine (racing driver), American race car driver *

George Constantine (priest) George Constantine ( – 1560) was a British priest who was an early Protestant and evangelical reformer. Life Constantine was, by his own account, born around 1500, and in 1523 gained entry into Cambridge University to study for a Bachelor ...

, British Protestant reformer *

Irv Constantine C. Irving Constantine (January 18, 1907 – May 14, 1966) was an American football back who played one season with the Staten Island Stapletons of the National Football League. He played college football at Syracuse University. Early life Con ...

, American football player *

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

, Romanian actor * John Constantine, fictional comic book occultist * Kevin Constantine, American ice hockey coach * Larry Constantine, computer science pioneer, writer * Learie Constantine, West Indian cricketer * Michael Constantine, American actor *Stavros Constantine, fictional character in '' Murder on the Orient Express'' * Storm Constantine, British science-fiction and fantasy author * Susannah Constantine, English fashion designer and style advisor *

Thomas A. Constantine Thomas A. Constantine (December 23, 1938 – May 3, 2015) served as the 6th Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from March 1994 to July 1999. Constantine was born in Buffalo, New York, on December 23, 1938. He was educate ...

, American administrator to the DEA

Constantine as a given name

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

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

* Constantine II of Greece * Constantine I, king of the Picts and was considered the second

king of Scotland The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies (the Bailiw ...

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 Constantin Agiu (November 5, 1891, Dolj County – February 19, 1961, Gura Humorului) was a Romanian Communist politician; he was also President of the Great National Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Romanian People's Republic. Biogr ...

* Constantin Alajalov * Constantine Andreou * Constantin Angelescu *

Constantin Anghelache Constantin Anghelache (1 May 1920 – 28 September 2015) was a Romanian football midfielder, manager and a World War II veteran. Life and career Constantin Anghelache joined Unirea Tricolor București after being seen by coach Petre Steinbach a ...

* Constantin Anton * Constantin Argetoianu *

Constantin C. Arion Constantin C. Arion (also known as Costică Arion; Constantin Țoiu"Fără șase 1OO (II)", in ''România Literară'', Nr. 37/2003 June 18, 1855 – June 27, 1923) was a Romanian politician, affiliated with the National Liberal Party, the ...

* Constantine Walter Benson * Constantin Bosianu *

Constantin Brăiloiu Constantin Brăiloiu (13 August 1893 in Bucharest – 20 December 1958 in Geneva) was a Romanian composer and internationally known ethnomusicologist. Brăiloiu was born in Bucharest. He studied in Bucharest (1901–1907), Vienna (1907–190 ...

Constantin N. Brăiloiu Constantin N. Brăiloiu (October 3, 1809 or 1810–June 19, 1889) was a Wallachian and Romanian politician. Born in Craiova, he was the oldest child of Nicolae Brăiloiu and his wife, Zoe or Zinca (''née'' Vlădăianu or Vlădoianu). He had tw ...

Constantin Brâncuși Constantin Brâncuși (; February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957) was a Romanian Sculpture, 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 ...

, Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France *

Constantine Bruno, Baron Kervyn de Lettenhove Joseph-Marie-Bruno-Constantin, Baron Kervyn de Lettenhove (17 August 1817 – 3 April 1891) was a Belgian historian and politician. He was a member of the Catholic Constitutional party and sat in the Belgian Chamber of Deputies as member for Eek ...

Constantine W. Buckley Constantine W. Buckley (January 22, 1815 – December 19, 1865) was an American politician in Texas who served two non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives between 1861 and 1863. Buckley was born January 22, 1815, i ...

* Constantin Budeanu * Constantin Cantacuzino, several people * Constantine P. Cavafy *

Constantine Chibhi Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I *Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...

Constantin Climescu Constantin Climescu (30 November 1844 – 6 August 1926) was a Moldavian, later Romanian mathematician and politician. Born in Bacău, he attended the princely academy in Iași, followed by the sciences faculty of Iași University. He then left ...

Constantin Costăchescu Constantin "Bibi" Costăchescu (12 April 1909–8 August 1983) was a submarine commander in the Romanian Navy during the Second World War. He is the only Romanian submarine commander to sink an enemy ship. Early days He was born in 1909 in Pleșe� ...

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 member of the Romanian Academy from 1871. He served as Prime Minister of Romania and Minister of ...

* Constantin Cristescu * Constantin Dimitrescu *

Constantin Dimitrescu-Iași Constantin Dimitrescu-Iași (November 25, 1849April 16, 1923) was a Moldavian, later Romanian philosopher, sociologist and pedagogue. Biography Born in Iași, his father was the magistrate Dimitrie Dimitrescu. He attended primary school in his nat ...

* Constantine Doukas, Byzantine general and politician * Constantine Dragaš (>1355–1395), Serbian ruler * Constantin Eftimiu *

Constantin Eraclide Constantin Eraclide (1819–1875) was a Romanian jurist and politician. After studying abroad, Eraclide returned home to enter the magistracy. He served as judge, court president, prosecutor, member of the state council, member and then head ...

Constantin Frosin Constantin Frosin (12 October 1952 – 10 October 2020) was a Romanian-French writer and translator. Biography Frosin attended the University of Bucharest, where he studied French and Italian. He also earned a doctoral degree in philology. Fr ...

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 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international m ...

Constantin Iancovescu Constantin Iancovescu (1862–1945) was a Romanian politician and general. During World War I, he was Secretary General of the War Ministry from August to September 1916. He became Chief of the General Staff and Commander of the Danube Defense ...

* Constantin Al. Ionescu-Caion *

Constantin Isopescu-Grecul Constantin Ritter von Isopescu-Grecul (or cavaler de Isopescu-Grecul; first name also Konstantin, last name also Isopescul-Grecul, Isopescu Grecu; ua, Константин Ісопискуль-Грекуль; February 2, 1871 – March 29, 1938) ...

Constantin Istrati Constantin I. Istrati (7 September 1850 – 17 January 1919) was a Romanian chemist and physician. He was president of the Romanian Academy between 1913 and 1916. He was born in 1850 in Roman, Moldavia (now in Neamț County, Romania). He s ...

* Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral and statesman * Constantin Kirițescu *

Constantine Koukias Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatr ...

, Australian classical composer * Constantine Lascaris *

Constantin Le Paige Constantin Marie Le Paige (9 March 1852 – 26 January 1929) was a Belgian mathematician. Born in Liège, Belgium, Le Paige began studying mathematics in 1869 at the University of Liège. After studying analysis under Professor Eugène Charles ...

* 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 He was born in Galați. His fathe ...

Constantine Manasses Constantine Manasses ( el, Κωνσταντῖνος Μανασσῆς; c. 1130 - c. 1187) was a Byzantine chronicler who flourished in the 12th century during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180). He was the author of a chronicle or historic ...

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 ...

, American rock singer, actor and writer *

Constantin Meissner Constantin Meissner (May 27, 1854–September 19, 1942) was a Romanian pedagogue and schoolteacher. Born in Iași in the Principality of Moldavia (present-day Romania), his family was of German origin. He studied at the private ''Institutul Ac ...

Constantin Miculescu Constantin Miculescu (6 September 1863 – 29 December 1937) was a Romanian physicist. A professor at the University of Bucharest, his research focused on heat, optics and acoustics. Miculescu is noted for his 1891 determination, with great ...

Constantin Mihail Constantin "Titi" Gheorghe Mihail (July 24, 1945 – January 22, 2016) was a Romanian track and field coach. He is considered one of the most important promoters of male sprinting, hurdling, long jump and triple jump events. Mihail had a significa ...

* Constantine Mitsotakis *

Constantine Richard Moorsom Vice-Admiral Constantine Richard Moorsom (22 September 1792 – 26 May 1861) was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. He commanded HMS ''Fury'' a ''Hecla''-class bomb vessel which saw wartime service in the Bombardment of Algiers, an attack on B ...

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, he ...

Constantin Noe Constantin Noe (1883 – 6 June 1939) was a Megleno-Romanian editor and professor. He was born in 1883 in the Megleno-Romanian village of Lagkadia ( in Megleno-Romanian), then in the Ottoman Empire and now in Greece. He was one of the best st ...

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

Constantin Petrovicescu Constantin Petrovicescu (; October 22, 1883 – September 8, 1949) was a Romanian soldier and politician, who served as Interior Minister from September 14, 1940 to January 21, 1941 during the National Legionary State. A sympathizer and secre ...

* Constantine Phaulkon *

Constantine Phillips Constantine "Con" Phillips (1746 – 14 February 1811) was a professional cricketer who played for Surrey in the 1760s and 1770s until 1778. Phillips was born and died in Chelsham, Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan cou ...

Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby, (15 May 1797 – 28 July 1863), styled Viscount Normanby between 1812 and 1831 and known as The Earl of Mulgrave between 1831 and 1838, was a British Whig politician and author. He nota ...

* Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave * Constantin Pîrvulescu *

Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; October 22, 1783September 18, 1840) was a French 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, ultimat ...

* Constantin Andreas von Regel * Constantin Sandu * Constantin Sandu-Aldea * Constantine-Silvanus * Constantine Simitis *

Constantine Joseph Smyth Constantine Joseph Smyth (December 4, 1859 – April 14, 1924) was Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Education and career Born on December 4, 1859, in County Cavan, Ireland, Smyth read law Reading law was the ...

* Constantine Stilbes * Constantin T. Stoika *

Constantin C. Teodorescu Constantin C. Teodorescu (March 22, 1892–1972) was a Romanian engineer. Born in Bucharest to a low-ranking employee of the Education Ministry, he attended primary school in his native city. Subsequently, he went to Iași on a scholarship ...

* Constantin Tobescu *

Constantin Ucuta Constantin Ucuta was an Aromanian academic and protopope. He was born in Moscopole, an economically powerful city and Aromanian centre at the time then part of the Ottoman Empire and now part of Albania. He migrated to Posen, in Prussia ( ...

* 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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