Constantine
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- [ KAHN-stən-teen (English) ]
- History
From the Latin name Constantinus, a derivative of CONSTANS. Constantine the Great (272-337) was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity. He moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (modern Istanbul).
 | CONSTANS male Late Roman Late Latin name meaning "constant, steadfast". This was the name of a 4th-century Roman emperor, a son of Constantine the Great. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ALBANIAN: Kostandin |
| BULGARIAN: Konstantin, Kostadin |
| DUTCH: Constantijn |
| FRENCH: Constantin |
| GEORGIAN: Konstantine |
| GERMAN: Konstantin |
| GREEK: Konstantinos |
| HUNGARIAN: Konstantin |
| ITALIAN: Costantino |
| LATE ROMAN: Constantinus |
| MACEDONIAN: Konstantin, Kostadin |
| POLISH: Konstantyn |
| ROMANIAN: Constantin, Costache |
| RUSSIAN: Konstantin |
| SERBIAN: Konstantin |
| UKRAINIAN: Kostyantyn |
| WELSH: Cystennin |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| BULGARIAN: Kosta |
| DUTCH: Stijn |
| GREEK: Gus |
| ROMANIAN: Costel, Costică, Costin, Dinu |
| RUSSIAN: Kostya |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| GREEK: Konstantina |
| LATE ROMAN: Constantina |
| OTHER FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Connie, Constance, Constant |
| FRENCH: Constance, Constant |
| GERMAN: Constanze, Konstanze |
| ITALIAN: Costanzo |
| LATE ROMAN: Constans, Constantia, Constantius |
| POLISH: Konstancja, Konstanty |
| PORTUGUESE: Constança, Constância |
| ROMANIAN: Constanța |
| SPANISH: Constanza |