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 [ 3 syll. con-(s)tan-ti-ne, co-nstant-ine ] The boy name Constantine is pronounced as KAANSTahNTIYN or KAANSTahNTAYN KEY. Constantine is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Latin origins. Derived from the elements 'constare' meaning to withstand ; 'constantis' meaning steadfast, constant. Constantinus (Latin) is an older form of Constantine. The name was borne by many Roman rulers, the earliest and most famous being Constantine the Great (272-337), the first Christian Roman emperor; he reversed the persecutions of his predecessor, Diocletian. He also transformed the ancient Byzantium into a capital city, and named it Constantinople; the modern name of the city is Istanbul. The name gained in royal associations as it was later borne by three early Scottish kings as an Anglicized form of the name Conn, by the Pictish King Constantine mac Fergus (781-820), and by two kings of Greece. It dropped off in use after the Reformation, and was adopted by English speakers in the 19th century amidst a revival in classical names. The name Constance (English and French) is the female form of Constantine. The name Constantine is used to a great extent; it has 33 variants, which are mainly used in other languages. Variants of Constantine include Constantijn (Dutch), Constantin (French and Romanian), Constantinos (Greek), Costa (Greek), Costante (Italian), Costantino (Italian), Costanzo (Italian), Costel (Romanian), Costica (Romanian), Costin (Romanian), Còiseam (Scottish), Cystennin (Welsh), Dinos (Greek), Dinu (Romanian and Indian), Konstandin (Albanian), Konstandinos (Greek), Konstantin (Czech, German, Hungarian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Konstantinos (Greek), Konstanty (Polish), Konstantyn (Polish), Konstatin (Finnish), Kostadin (Slavic), Kostandin (Albanian), Kostas (Greek), Kostis (Greek), Kostos (Greek), Kostya (Russian), Kostyantyn (Ukrainian), and Stijn (Dutch). Specific foreign variants include the short form Gus (Greek), and the pet form Kostja (Russian). See also the related forms, Conn (English and Irish) and Constant (English and French). Constantine is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1915, 0.012% of baby boys were given the name Constantine. It ranked at #545 then. The baby name has since experienced a substantial loss in popularity, and is today of sporadic use. Within all boy names in its group, Constantine was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Constantine include Konstantin (Czech, German, Hungarian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Konstantyn (Polish), Constantin (French and Romanian), Konstandin (Albanian), and Constantijn (Dutch). KEY: Pronunciation for Constantine: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
