Constantine ( or ; Latin: Cōnstantīnus, Greek: , Kōnstantînos) is a masculine and feminine (in French for example) given name and surname which is derived from the Latin name Constantinus, a hypocoristic of the first names Constans and Constantius, both meaning "constant, steadfast" in Latin. The popularity stems from the thirteen 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 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 or Constantin as a surname Adrian Constantin (born 1970), Romanian mathematician Bernie Constantin (1947–2025), Swiss songwriter and radio show host Con Constantine (born 1945), Cypriot-Australian businessman Dow Constantine (born 1961), American lawyer, urban planner and politician Eddie Constantine (1913–1993), French actor and singer George Constantin (1933–1994), Romanian actor George Constantine (priest) (c.1500–1560), British Protestant reformer George Hamilton Constantine (1878–1967), British painter George Baxandall Constantine (1902–1969), Pakistani jurist George Constantine (racing driver) (1918–1968), American race car driver Irv Constantine (1907–1966), American football player Jean Constantin (songwriter) (1923–1997), French singer, songwriter and composer Jean Constantin (1927–2010), Romanian actor Kevin Constantine (born 1958), American ice hockey coach Larry Constantine (born 1943), American software engineer Learie Constantine (1901–1971), Trinidadian cricketer, lawyer and politician Michael Constantine (1927–2021), American actor Savet Constantine, American politician Storm Constantine (1956–2021), British science-fiction and fantasy author Susannah Constantine (born 1962), English fashion designer and style advisor Thomas A. Constantine (1938–2015), American administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
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 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. Kretzulescu 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 Constantine Hering (1800-1880), German-born, American physician Constantin Iancovescu Saint Cleopa Ilie (1912–1998), born Constantin Ilie, Romanian Orthodox abbot of the Sihăstria Monastery and saint Constantin Al. Ionescu-Caion Constantin Isopescu-Grecul Constantin Istrati Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral and statesman Konstantin Khabensky, (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 Konstantin Päts, President of Estonia 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, 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 Eskender, Constantine (Kostentinos) II of Ethiopia Zara Yaqob, Constantine (Kostentinos) I of Ethiopia
In popular culture John Constantine, DC Comics character from the Hellblazer series Constantine (film), film based on the DC Comics character Constantine (TV series), TV show based on the DC Comics character Stavros Constantine, fictional character in Murder on the Orient Express
See also Constantin Konstantine
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