CONSTANTINE male 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 |
HISTORY: Constantine |
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 |