Constantin

\kɔ̃s.tɑ̃.tɛ̃\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around 1140.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginLatin
First recordedabout 1140
Pronunciation\kɔ̃s.tɑ̃.tɛ̃\

Origin and meaning

From French and Romanian Constantin, from Latin Cōnstantīnus, q.v. Doublet of Constantine, Konstadinos, Kostas, and Costas.

Where it is mostly given

  • France
  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Norway
  • Romania
  • Moldova
  • Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan,etc.

Around the world

  • GermanKonstantin
  • EnglishConstantine
  • CatalanConstantí
  • DanishKonstantin
  • SpanishConstantino
  • FinnishKonsta
  • GreekΚωνσταντίνος
  • HungarianSzilárd
  • ItalianCostantino
  • LatinConstantinus
  • LatvianKonstantīns
  • LithuanianKonstantinas
  • DutchConstantijn
  • NorwegianKonstantin

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Wikimedia Commons (avec sigmatisme latéral), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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