Constantine

Where Constantine comes from

From Latin Cōnstantīnus, the name of Roman emperors, notably that of Constantine the Great, Latin cōnstāns (“constant, steadfast”). Doublet of Konstadinos.
— Wiktionary's entry for Constantine
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 400
    Constantine III born
    Western Roman Emperor from 407 to 411
  2. 801
    Constantine II of Scotland born
    10th-century king of Scotland (Alba)
  3. 1885
    First appearance
    #836 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1919
    Peak, #618
    96 babies named Constantine — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1933
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #905.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Constantine III · Western Roman Emperor from 407 to 411, 400–411
  • Constantine II of Scotland · 10th-century king of Scotland (Alba), 801–952
  • Constantine III of Scotland · King of Scotland, 971–997
  • Constantine Samuel Rafinesque · French naturalist, 1783–1840
  • Constantine the African · 11th-century monk and translator of medical works, 1050–1087

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.