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

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

and

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

which is derived from the Latin name ''Constantinus'', a hypocoristic of the first names Constans and Constantius, both meaning "constant, steadfast" in

. The popularity stems from the thirteen Roman and Byzantine emperors, 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 hypocoristics. Costel is a common Romanian form, a diminutive of Constantin. The Bulgarian, Russian 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, 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), British Protestant reformer * George Baxandall Constantine, Pakistani jurist * Irv Constantine, American football player * Jean Constantin, 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 * Savet Constantine, American politician *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, 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 I, king of the Picts and was considered the third king of Scotland * Constantine II of Scotland * 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, Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France * Constantine Bruno, Baron Kervyn de Lettenhove * Constantine W. Buckley * Constantin Budeanu * Constantin Cantacuzino, several people * Constantine P. Cavafy * Constantin Climescu * Constantin Costăchescu * Constantin A. Crețulescu * 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, 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 * 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, American rock singer, actor and writer * Constantin Meissner * Constantin Miculescu * Constantin Mihail * Constantine Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece * Constantine Richard Moorsom * Constantin Niță * Constantin Noe * Constantine Overton (1626/7-?1690), Quaker leader in Shrewsbury, Shropshire * Constantine Palaiologos, 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

References

{{given name, type=both Unisex given names

Constantine as a surname

Constantine as a given name

In popular culture

See also

References