Constantine (name)


Constantine is a masculine and feminine 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 names are the Latin equivalents of the Bulgarian name 'Стоян' and the Greek name Eustáthios, meaning the same, not changing, standing. The name "Constantine" is still very common in Greece and Cyprus, the forms Κώστας, Κωστής and Ντίνος being popular hypocoristics. The popularity stems from the eleven Roman and Byzantine emperors, 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,and their short forms Kostya and Kosta, respectively. The Ukrainian form of the name is Kostyantyn. The name is common among 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 or Còiseam in Scottish Gaelic.

Constantine as a surname

Jean Constantin, Romanian actor