Constanza

Girl · Latin

Constanza

Say it: kon-STAN-thah

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Meaning

From Latin constantia 'constancy, steadfastness'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A royal name in Castile, Aragon and Portugal from the 12th century and still in use.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

756 babies given this name since 1959
At its height in 2014, about 1 in 33,000 girls
20 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Spanish Portuguese Catalan

The family of the name

Portuguese	Constança
Catalan	Constança
Italian	Costanza
English	Constance
French	Constance

Famous bearers

Constanza Manuel, queen of Portugal
Constance of Castile, duchess of Lancaster

Names worth a look

LeocadiaGirlUncertain. Perhaps from Greek leukos 'white, bright', but the origin is not known.Early Medieval · forgotten

HyacinthGirl or boyFrom Greek hyakinthos, a flower name of pre-Greek origin.Middle Ages · forgotten

MafaldaGirlPortuguese and Italian form of Matilda, from Germanic maht 'might, strength' and hild 'battle'.Middle Ages · peak 1915

CasildaGirlUncertain. Arabic and Germanic origins have both been proposed; none is established.Middle Ages

AemiliaGirlFeminine of Aemilius, a Roman family name of uncertain origin; ancient writers linked it to aemulus 'rival'. It is…Rome

BibianaGirlUncertain. Probably from Vibius, a Roman family name; the spelling Viviana links it to vivus 'alive', which may be a…Rome · peak 1999

ConstanceGirlFrom Latin constantia 'steadfastness, constancy'.Middle Ages · peak 1950

KinsleyGirlFrom an English surname taken from place names, from an Old English personal name Cyne (cyne 'royal') and leah…Modern · peak 2017

Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.