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

Connie Connie is a given name. It is often a pet form (hypocorism) of Concetta, Constance, Cornelia, or Cornelius. Given name or nickname Women * Connie Achurra, Chilean chef * Connie Binsfeld (1924–2014), American politician * Connie Booth ...

, Constancia, and Constanze.

Notable people

Constance of Antioch Constance of Hauteville (1128–1163) was the ruling Prince of Antioch, Princess of Antioch from 1130 to 1163. She was the only child of Bohemond II of Antioch by his wife, Alice of Antioch, Alice of Jerusalem. Constance succeeded her father at t ...

(1127–1163), only daughter of Bohemund II of Antioch *

Constance of Aragon Constance of Aragon (1179 – 23 June 1222) was an Aragonese infanta who was by marriage firstly Queen of Hungary, and secondly Queen of Germany and Sicily and Holy Roman Empress. She was regent of Sicily from 1212 to 1220. She was the second c ...

(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 Charles ...

(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 *Constance ( ...

(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 fou ...

(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, nationalist, suffragist, socialist, and the fir ...

(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 the ...

(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 Constance of Wrocław ( pl, Konstancja wrocławska) (c.1221–27 – 21 or 23 February 1257) was a princess of Silesia and the duchess of Kuyavia. She was a member of the Polish House of Piast and mother of Leszek the Black and Ziemomysł of Kuyav ...

(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. F ...

(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, 1 ...

(1161–1201), hereditary Duchess of Brittany *

Constance, Duchess of Wodzisław Constance ( pl, Konstancja; died 1351) was a Polish princess from the House of Piast and sovereign Duchess of Wodzisław Śląski from 1324 until her death. Her name appears twice in contemporary sources: firstly, in a letter of Pope John XXII d ...

(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 Constance of Toulouse was the daughter of Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse and his second wife Beatrice of Béziers. She first married Sancho VII of Navarre in 1195, but they were divorced in 1200. After the annulment she remarried to Peter Bermond I ...

, 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 Oct ...

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-paid ...

(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 o ...

(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 recorders in England and Wales. In May 2014, she was jailed for three counts of doing an act tending to pervert the course of justice in ...

(born 1957), British barrister *

Constance Calenda Constance Calenda ( it, Costanza or ; ) was an Italian surgeon specializing in diseases of the eye.

(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 insu ...

(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 ordination, ordained to Minister (Christianity), Christian ministry in Britain. She practised within the Congregational Church. A decade earlier Gertrude von ...

(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 kill ...

(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 Cu ...

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

Constance Demby Constance Mary Demby (née Eggers; May 9, 1939 – March 20, 2021) was an American musician, composer, painter, sculptor, and multimedia producer. Her music fell into several categories, most notably new age, ambient and space music.Wright, Car ...

, 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 Constance Rachelle Glube, (November 23, 1931 – February 15, 2016) was the 21st Chief Justice of Nova Scotia and first female Chief Justice in Canada. Early life Born Constance Lepofsky in Ottawa, she was the daughter of the late Samuel (1894-1 ...

(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 Constance Grewe (born 14 December 1946 in Stuttgart) is a German-French academic, and former judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is Professor Emeritus at the University of Strasbourg. Biography Constance Grewe is th ...

(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 serv ...

(born 1960), French politician * Constance Hamilton (1862–1945), Canadian politician *

Constance Cary Harrison Constance Cary Harrison ( pen name, Refugitta; April 25, 1843 – November 21, 1920), also referred as Mrs. Burton Harrison, was an American playwright and novelist. She and two of her cousins were known as the "Cary Invincibles"; the three sewed ...

(1843–1920), American writer *

Constance Hopkins Constance Hopkins (baptized May 11, 1606 – October 1677), also sometimes listed as Constanta, was a passenger on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620. Biography Hopkins was probably born in Hursley, England since her baptism record is there along wi ...

(1607–1677), English colonist and ''Mayflower'' passenger *

Constance A. Howard Constance A. Howard (born 1942) is an American politician. She is a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 34th District from 1995 to 2012. In 2008, Howard was named ...

(born 1942), American politician *

Constance Hunting Constance Hunting (1925 – April 5, 2006) was an American poet and publisher, widely known in the Northeastern United States. She taught English literature and creative writing at the University of Maine at Orono until her death on April 5, 2006. ...

(1925–2006), American poet * Constance N. Johnson (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 Constance Keene (9 February 192124 December 2005) was an American pianist, who was renowned for her 1964 recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Preludes and won critical acclaim for her recordings of the works of Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Carl Maria vo ...

(1921–2005), American pianist * Constance Stuart Larrabee (1914–2000), South African photographer and war correspondent *

Constance Lau Constance Lau (born 8 April 1991) is a Singaporean actress and model. She is best known for her role as Celine Lim in the 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film ''Crazy Rich Asians''. Early life Lau is from Singapore and is of Chinese ances ...

, 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 Lloyd, ...

(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 Constance Menard (born 17 May 1968) is a French professional dressage rider and equestrienne. She started training with Michel Autran from the Cadre Noir in 2003. She has been placed in more than 40 international Grand Prix (dressage), and is a ...

(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 six ...

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 Constance Piers (, Fairbanks; May 10, 1866 – 1939) was a Canadian journalist, poet, and editor. Early life and education Constance Fairbanks was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, May 10, 1866. She belonged to an old provincial family nearly all o ...

(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 but ...

(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 soc ...

(1910–2005), English historian * Constance Senghor (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 Cons ...

(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 (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 par ...

(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 war ...

(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 Constance Fenimore Woolson (March 5, 1840 – January 24, 1894) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. She was a grandniece of James Fenimore Cooper, and is best known for fictions about the Great Lakes region, the Americ ...

(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, fo ...

(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 ...

*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 Trivet's ...

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

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

'' *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 sea ...

'' *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 David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English writer, novelist, poet and essayist. His works reflect on modernity, industrialization, sexuality, emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct. His best-k ...

'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 The Mysterious Benedict Society (series), Mysterious Benedict Society series. Stewart is a graduate of Hendrix College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He lives in L ...

in his '' Mysterious Benedict Society'' 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), Americ ...

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 A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose ficti ...

, 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)Interv ...

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 displaye ...

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

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