Constantine

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Constantino in BR Brazil, AR Argentina, MX Mexico and 3 more, Петрович in RU Russia, UA Ukraine, KZ Kazakhstan and 2 more, Constantin in RO Romania, FR France, DE Germany and 2 more and Константин in TR Türkiye, CN China, UZ Uzbekistan.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 14 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Constantine is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name4.6K records spelled Constantine18 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, Belgium, United States

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Constantina, Constancia, Constandina, Cönstäntïn, Constantïn

• Spanish given name1.3K records spelled Constantine86 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Peru, Mexico, United States

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Greek

  Also written Constantina, Konstantina, Κωνσταντινα, Κωνσταντίνα, Константина

• Arabic surname1.1K records spelled Constantine13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Algeria

  Also written Constántine, Cònstàntínė, Çõnstántįne, Čonstantine, Çônstântïnë

• Indonesian given name641 records spelled Constantine6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia

  Also written Konstantinus, Constantinus

• Romanian given name532 records spelled Constantine14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Romania, Spain, Moldova, United States

  Languages: Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Constantin, Cőnstantin, Çonștantin, Çonstantin, Constantín

• Italian given name371 records spelled Constantine3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Italy, United States, Peru, Spain

  Also written Costantina, Constantina

51 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Constantine is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, from Lat Constantinus, a derivative of constans ‘steadfast’; first attested Willelmus filius Constantini 1086 DB (Bk)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In Irish, Latin 'constant one'; used to anglicise Gaelic names.

  as a name·Irish first names

• In Greek, Algeria/Turkey: city name; later renamed from Cirta

  as a name·African Names

• From the Late Latin name Constantinus, a derivative of Constans; see Constant. In early modern English the names Constant and Constantine were not always clearly distinguished. The Roman emperor Constantine the Great (2288-337) is specially honoured in the Christian Church as the first Christian emperor. The name was also borne by three kings of medieval Scotland, where

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, J. Roman emperor; pers. name

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 122 years between 1885–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russiab. 1779RUnot in their usual nameRussian grand duke (1779–1831)
• Constantine Stanislavskyb. 1863RURussian actor and theatre director (1863–1938)
• Konstantin Balmontb. 1867FRnot in their usual nameRussian poet (1867–1942)
• Konstantin Pätsb. 1874EEnot in their usual nameEstonian politician (1874–1956)
• Konstantin Chernenkob. 1911RUnot in their usual nameGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1911-1985)
• Eddie Constantineb. 1917USAmerican-born French actor and singer (1913–1993)
• Dan Marinob. 1961USnot in their usual nameAmerican football player, quarterback, Pro Football Hall of Fame member
• Konstantin Novoselovb. 1974RUnot in their usual nameRussian-British physicist known for graphene work
• Konstantin Zyryanovb. 1977RUnot in their usual nameRussian footballer
• Nicholas Galitzineb. 1994GBnot in their usual nameBritish actor (born 1994)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 480 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Constantine?

We estimate roughly 411 thousand people bear Constantine (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Constantine have the most bearers?

Constantine is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled петрович.

How common is Constantine compared with other names?

In Russia, Constantine is the 49th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

What does the name Constantine mean?

Recorded meaning: (i) from the male personal name Constantine; (ii) person from Cotentin, northern France.