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Constantia
Say it: kon-STAN-shuh
Meaning
Latin constantia 'constancy, steadfastness'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A late Roman imperial name, carried into medieval royal families and to England with the Normans.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Constance |
|---|---|
| Italian | Costanza |
| Spanish | Constanza |
| French | Constance |
| German | Konstanze |
Famous bearers
- Constantia, half-sister of Constantine the Great
- Constance of Sicily, Holy Roman Empress
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Royal and noble genealogies
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