Constantine 6649 225563359 2008-07-14T09:34:38Z JAnDbot 1725149 robot Removing: [[fa:کنستانتین]] {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Constantine | image=Yorkconstantine.jpg | imagesize=200px | caption=statue of [[Constantine I]] in York. | pronunciation= | gender =male | meaning = | region = | origin = Latin | related names = | footnotes = }} {{TOCright}} '''Constantine''' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: '''Cōnstantīnus''', [[Greek language|Greek]]: '''{{polytonic|Κωνσταντῖνος}}''') is a given name and surname derived from the Latin word ''constans'', meaning constant or steadfast. The [[monotonic]] Greek spelling is Κωνσταντίνος, and Κωσταντίνος (Kostantinos without the first n) is historically a common variant. Κώστας ([[Costas]]) is a common contraction. '''Constantine''' may also refer to: ==People== ===Rulers=== *[[Constantine I]] (emperor), commonly known as Constantine the Great *[[Constantine II (emperor)]] *[[Constantine III (usurper)]] *[[Constantine III (emperor)]] *[[Constantine IV]] *[[Constantine V]] *[[Constantine VI]] *[[Constantine VII]] *[[Constantine VIII]] *[[Constantine IX]] *[[Constantine X]] *[[Constantine XI]] *[[Constantine I of Armenia]] *[[Constantine II of Armenia]] *[[Constantine III of Armenia]] *[[Constantine IV of Armenia]] *[[Constantine V of Armenia]] *[[Constantine VI of Armenia]] *[[Constantine of Baberon]], regent of Zabel, and father of Hetoum I of Armenia, 13th century *Constantine I (''or'' Kuestantinos I) of Ethiopia, also known as [[Zara Yaqob]] *Constantine II (''or'' Kuestantinos II) of Ethiopia, also known as [[Eskender]] *[[Constantine I of Greece]] *[[Constantine II of Greece]] *[[Caustantín of the Picts]] *[[Constantine I of Scotland]] *[[Constantine II of Scotland]] *[[Constantine III of Scotland]] *[[Constantine I of Arborea]] *[[Constantine I of Cagliari]] *[[Constantine II of Cagliari]] *[[Constantine III of Gallura]] *[[Constantine I of Torres]] *[[Constantine Tikh of Bulgaria]] *[[Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia]] *[[Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby]] *[[Constantine John Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave]] *[[Constantine Dragas]] *[[Constantine I of Georgia]] *[[Constantine II of Georgia]] *[[Constantine I of Imereti]] *[[Constantine Mavrocordato]] *[[Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia]] *[[Constantine Ypsilanti]] ====Religious leaders==== *[[Patriarch Constantine I of Constantinople]] *[[Patriarch Constantine II of Constantinople]] *[[Patriarch Constantine III of Constantinople]] *[[Patriarch Constantine IV of Constantinople]] *[[Patriarch Constantine V of Constantinople]] *[[Patriarch Constantine VI of Constantinople]] *[[Pope Constantine]] *[[Antipope Constantine II]] ====Military leaders==== *[[Konstantin Petrovich Von Kaufman]] ====Politicians==== *[[Costis Stephanopoulos]] *[[Konstantinos Tsatsos]] ===Other=== *[[Angelici]], the Order of Constantine, the Byzantine order of knights *[[Constantine, 1st Earl of Fife]] *[[Constantine the African]] *[[Konstantinos (occultist)]], fiction writer and occultist ====Constantine as a surname==== *[[Con Constantine]] *[[Eddie Constantine]] *[[John Constantine]] *[[Kevin Constantine]] *[[Learie Constantine]] *[[Michael Constantine]] *[[Storm Constantine]] *[[Susannah Constantine]] *[[Tiberius II Constantine]] *[[Thomas A. Constantine]] ====Constantine as a given name==== :''See: [[Special:Allpages/Constantine|List of articles with forename Constantine]]'' *[[Constantine Maroulis]], American rock singer, actor and writer *[[Constantine the African]] *[[Constantine III of Britain]] *[[Constantine of Preslav]] *[[Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark]] *[[Constantine Andreou]] *[[Constantin Brâncoveanu]] *[[Constantine Bruno, Baron Kervyn de Lettenhove]] *[[Constantin Carathéodory]] *[[Constantine P. Cavafy]] *[[Constantine Dadeshkeliani]] *[[Constantine Ducas]] *[[Constantine Kanaris]] *[[Constantine Karamanlis]] *[[Constantine Koukias]], Australian classical composer *[[Constantine Lascaris]] *[[Constantine M. Los]] *[[Constantine Manasses]] *[[Constantine Mitsotakis]] *[[Constantine Overton]] (1626/7-?1690), Quaker leader in Shrewsbury, Shropshire *[[Constantine Papadakis]] *[[Constantine Paparregopoulus]] *[[Constantine Phaulkon]] *[[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque]] *[[Constantine Rhigas]] *[[Constantine-Silvanus]] *[[Constantine Simitis]] *[[Konstantin Stanislavski]] *[[Constantin Zureik]] ==Places== *[[Constantine Province]], a province in Algeria **[[Constantine, Algeria]], the capital city of Constantine Province ==In music== *"[[Konstantine]]", a rock ballad by the band Something Corporate *[[The Constantines]], an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada *[[Constantine (band)]], a heavy metal band from [[Jyväskylä, Finland]] *[[Constantine Meglis]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Κωνσταντίνος Μεγκλης) Canadian ''basso profundo'' of Greek heritage, currently engaged with The [[Greek National Opera]] Company *"[[River Constantine]]", a song by the band [[Jars of Clay]] ==In comics== * [[John Constantine]], the main character of ''Hellblazer'' and the movie ''Constantine''. ==In film== *[[Constantine (film)|''Constantine'' (film)]], an adaptation of the comic book ''Hellblazer'' ==In games== * [[Constantine (video game)|''Constantine'' (video game)]], a video game based on the film {{hndis}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:Surnames]] [[bs:Konstantin (čvor)]] [[bg:Константин]] [[ca:Constantí (desambiguació)]] [[cs:Konstantin]] [[de:Constantine]] [[el:Κωνσταντίνος]] [[es:Constantino]] [[eo:Konstantino]] [[fr:Constantine]] [[gl:Constantino]] [[hr:Konstantin]] [[it:Constantine]] [[he:קונסטנטין]] [[ka:კონსტანტინე]] [[ku:Konstantin]] [[nl:Constantine]] [[ja:コンスタンティノス]] [[pl:Constantine]] [[pt:Constantino]] [[ru:Константин]] [[simple:Constantine]] [[sr:Константин (вишезначна одредница)]] [[fi:Konstantinus]] [[tr:Konstantin]] [[vo:Constantine]]