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Constantine ( or ; Latin: Cōnstantīnus, Greek: , ''Kōnstantînos'') is a masculine given name and surname which is derived from the Latin name ''Constantinus'',〔(MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Constantine )〕 a hypocoristic of the first names Constans and Constantius, both meaning "constant, steadfast" in Latin.〔(MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Constantinus )〕 The names are the Latin equivalents of the Bulgarian name 'Стоян' and the Greek name ''Eustáthios'' (Εὐστάθιος), meaning the same, not changing, standing. The name "Constantine" is still very common in Greece and Cyprus, the forms Κώστας (Kostas), Κωστής (Kostis) and Ντίνος (Dinos) being popular hypocoristics. The popularity stems from the eleven Roman and Byzantine emperors (beginning with St. Constantine I), couple of Bulgarian Emperors and two Greek kings of the same regal name. Costel is a common Romanian form, a diminutive of Constantin. The Bulgarian, Russian and Serbian form is Konstantin (Константин),and their short forms Kostya and Kosta, respectively. The Ukrainian form of the name is Kostyantin (Костянтин). The name is common among Orthodox people in Albania, in the form of Kostandin or Kosta. ==Constantine as a surname== *Con Constantine, Cypriot-Australian businessman *Eddie Constantine, French actor and singer *George Constantine, American race car driver *George Constantine (priest), British Protestant reformer *Irv Constantine, American football player *John Constantine, fictional comic book occultist *Kevin Constantine, American ice hockey coach *Larry Constantine, computer science pioneer, writer *Learie Constantine, West Indian cricketer *Michael Constantine, American actor *Storm Constantine, British science-fiction and fantasy author *Susannah Constantine, English fashion designer and style advisor *Thomas A. Constantine, American administrator to the DEA *Wrath Constantine, aircraft and sim designer in virtual worlds, i.e. Second Life 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Constantine (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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