Constantine (name)
Constantine ( or ; Latin : Cōnstantīnus Greek : Κωνσταντῖνος Kōnstantînos ) is a masculine and feminine (in French for example) given name and surname which is derived from the Latin name Constantinus ,[ 1] hypocoristic of the first names Constans and Constantius , both meaning "constant, steadfast" in Latin .[ 2] Roman and Byzantine emperors , beginning with Constantine 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 a noble name 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 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 , Constantijn in Dutch or Còiseam in Scottish Gaelic .
Constantine as a surname
Adrian Constantin , Romanian mathematicianBernie Constantin , Swiss songwriter and radio show hostCon Constantine , Cypriot-Australian businessmanDow Constantine , American politicianEddie Constantine , French actor and singerGeorge Constantin , Romanian actorGeorge Constantine (racing driver) , American race car driverGeorge Constantine (priest) , British Protestant reformerGeorge Baxandall Constantine , Pakistani juristIrv Constantine , American football playerJean Constantin , Romanian actorJohn Constantine , fictional comic book occultistKevin Constantine , American ice hockey coachLarry Constantine , computer science pioneer, writerLearie Constantine , West Indian cricketerMichael Constantine , American actorStavros Constantine, fictional character in Murder on the Orient Express
Storm Constantine , British science-fiction and fantasy authorSusannah Constantine , English fashion designer and style advisorThomas A. Constantine , American administrator to the DEA
Constantine as a given name
See: List of articles with forename Constantine Constantine I of Greece 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 politicianConstantin Alajalov Constantine Andreou Constantin Angelescu Constantin Anghelache Constantin Anton Constantin Antoniade Constantin Antoniades , Swiss fencerConstantin Argetoianu Constantin C. Arion Constantine Walter Benson Constantin Bosianu Constantin Brăiloiu Constantin N. Brăiloiu Constantin Brâncuși , Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in FranceConstantine Bruno, Baron Kervyn de Lettenhove Constantine W. Buckley Constantin Budeanu Constantin Cantacuzino , several peopleConstantine P. Cavafy Constantin Climescu Constantin Costăchescu Constantin A. Crețulescu Constantin Cristescu Constantine "Cus" D'Amato (1908–1985), Italian-American boxing manager and trainerConstantin Dimitrescu Constantin Dimitrescu-Iași Constantine Doukas , Byzantine general and politicianConstantine Dragaš (>1355–1395), Serbian rulerConstantin Eftimiu Constantin Eraclide Constantin Frosin Constantin Grecescu , Romanian long-distance runnerConstantin Iancovescu Constantin Al. Ionescu-Caion Constantin Isopescu-Grecul Constantin Istrati Constantine Kanaris , Greek admiral and statesmanKonstantin Khabensky , (born 1972), Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropistConstantin Kirițescu Constantine Koukias , Australian classical composerConstantine Lascaris Constantin Le Paige , Belgian mathematicianConstantin Lecca Constantin Levaditi Konstantin Lokhanov (born 1998), Russian junior world champion and Olympic sabre fencer living in the United StatesConstantine Manasses Constantine Manetas (born 1980), Greek fencerConstantine Maroulis , American rock singer, actor and writerConstantin Meissner Constantin Miculescu Constantin Mihail Constantine Mitsotakis , Prime Minister of GreeceConstantine Richard Moorsom Constantin Niță Constantin Noe Constantine Overton (1626/7-?1690), Quaker leader in Shrewsbury, ShropshireConstantine Papadakis , Greek historianConstantine Paparrigopoulos Constantin Petrovicescu Constantine Phaulkon Constantine Phillips Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave Constantin Pîrvulescu Constantin Popovici , Romanian platform diverConstantin Popovici (scholar) Konstantin Rokossovsky , Soviet marshalConstantine Samuel Rafinesque , French polymathConstantin Andreas von Regel Constantin Sandu , Moldovan footballerConstantin Sandu-Aldea Constantine-Silvanus Constantine Simitis , Greek Prime MinisterConstantine Joseph Smyth Constantin Sotiropoulos Constantine Stilbes Constantin T. Stoika Constantin C. Teodorescu , Romanian engineerConstantin Tobescu Constantin Ucuta Constantin Vișoianu
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