Constantine (name)
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statue of Constantine I in York. | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Word/name | Latin |
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| Related names | Constantinus |
Constantine (/ˈkɒnstəntaɪn/ or /ˈkɒnstəntiːn/; Latin: Cōnstantīnus, Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος, Kōnstantînos) is a masculine given name and surname which is derived from the Latin name Constantinus,[1] a hypocoristic of the first names Constans and Constantius, both meaning "constant, steadfast" in Latin.[2] The names are the Latin equivalents of the Bulgarian name 'Стоян' 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. The popularity stems from the eleven Roman and Byzantine emperors (beginning with St. Constantine I), couple of Bulgarian Emperors and two Greek kings of the same regal name.
Costel is a common Romanian form, a diminutive of Constantin. The Bulgarian, Russian and Serbian 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 Orthodox people in Albania, in the form of Kostandin or Kosta.
Constantine as a surname
- Con Constantine, Cypriot-Australian businessman
- Eddie Constantine, French actor and singer
- George Constantine, American race car driver
- George Constantine (priest), British Protestant reformer
- Irv Constantine, American football player
- 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
- Storm Constantine, British science-fiction and fantasy author
- Susannah Constantine, English fashion designer and style advisor
- Thomas A. Constantine, American administrator to the DEA
- Wrath Constantine, aircraft and sim designer in virtual worlds, i.e. Second Life
Constantine as a given name
- See: List of articles with forename Constantine
- Constantine II of Greece
- Constantine II of Scotland
- Constantine Andreou
- Constantin Angelescu
- Constantin Argetoianu
- Constantin C. Arion
- Constantine Walter Benson
- Constantin Bosianu
- Constantin Brâncuși, Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France
- Constantine Bruno, Baron Kervyn de Lettenhove
- Constantine W. Buckley
- Constantin Cantacuzino, several people
- Constantine P. Cavafy
- Constantin Climescu
- Constantin A. Crețulescu
- Constantin Dimitrescu
- Constantin Dimitrescu-Iași
- Constantine Doukas
- Constantin Isopescu-Grecul
- Constantine Kanaris
- Constantine Koukias, Australian classical composer
- Constantine Lascaris
- Constantine Manasses
- Constantine Maroulis, American rock singer, actor and writer
- Constantin Meissner
- Constantin Miculescu
- Constantin Mihail
- Constantine Mitsotakis
- Constantine Richard Moorsom
- Constantin Niță
- Constantine Overton (1626/7-?1690), Quaker leader in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Constantine Papadakis
- Constantine Paparrigopoulos
- Constantine Phaulkon
- Constantine Phillips
- Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby
- Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave
- Constantin Pîrvulescu
- Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
- Constantin Sandu-Aldea
- Constantine-Silvanus
- Constantine Simitis
- Constantine Joseph Smyth
- Constantine Stilbes
- Constantin C. Teodorescu
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