Comments for CONSTANTINE:

A famous bearer is actor and musician Constantine Maroulis, who is remembered for shockingly completing American Idol's 2005 season in sixth place.

-- Anonymous User  5/24/2005

Constantine is a pretty name.

-- Anonymous User  12/8/2005

Used in English, Greek but comes from Latin, Roman.

-- Anonymous User  12/8/2005

It's my name. I didn't care for it when I was a kid, but I love it now. The author of a book of names I've seen advises against its use despite its historical significance, as she regards it as cumbersome. Shame on her.

-- Kosta  3/13/2006

The name Constantine is also used in Russia. The common Russian nickname for Constantine is Kostya.

-- HebrideanBlack  5/25/2006

There is a song by Something Corporate about a girl named Konstantine.

-- lawruh  6/12/2006

It's a strong name, but I wonder what the shortened nickname would be. Const? Cons? That might be kinda weird.

-- Maggiecc  8/8/2006

There are several shortenings. Some I've heard are Conn, Connie (yecch), Dino(s), Gus, Gussy, Kosta(s) and Tino. How about Stan? And where is it written that a name must be short anyway? (I for one think it is the height of rudeness to IMPOSE nicknames on people. If someone tells you his name is, say, Aristophanes, you do not call him Ari, Risty, Toffy, Fanny or Neezy unless he asks you to. You use the full name. It won't kill you. You don't feel inconvenienced by words like "unfortunately"--or "inconvenienced"--do you? Nobody has to call them "unfy" or "veenied," right. So what's the problem with long names?)

-- Kosta  8/8/2006

Regarding nicknames, I couldn't agree more. My name's Veronica and I go by my full name. When people call me Vero or Virre or Ronnie or something equally hideous, I simply don't reply. I think it's a shame that long and beautiful names are always chopped down and replaced with lame and short nicknames. Go Constantine!

-- Tango  5/6/2007

Thanks, Veronica. Then again, there is the other side of the coin: If you only know a person by nickname (or what you take to be a nickname), don't think you can automatically extrapolate their real name from it. Nicknames are often used for totally unrelated names or given as "real" names. If you know someone only as Betty, don't automatically assume that her name is Elizabeth. It may be Hortense or Prunella--or Betty.

-- Kosta  5/10/2007

Let's not forget DC Comic's John Constantine ¢¾.

-- Tanukifan  9/21/2006

My name is Constantina - I hate Connie.

For this conversation's purpose, let's just assume that my name is Catherine and I always introduce myself as "Cate". I would hate it for people to assume that my name is Caitlin. It isn't just that people shorten your name to a nickname, they just assume that you would like that better, because they like it better. I introduce myself as Constantina, but people still say "Connie?!" in a dumb idiotic voice. If people say that their name is Catherine, Constantina, or Elizabeth CALL THEM THAT! Don't shorten their names to Cate, Connie, or Lizzie! If they tell you their name is (or they go by) Cate, Connie, or Lizzie. THEN CALL THEM CATE, CONNIE, AND LIZZIE! How hard is it to call someone by the name that they want you to call them? My name is CONSTANTINA NOT CONNIE! (And it's not Constance, Constantine, or Constanza either!) Oh and another thing, don't tell people that you like different spellings of their names better either! If they tell you that their name is spelled Catherine, don't tell them that you like the spelling Katherine better! It might be true. BUT IT MIGHT HURT THEIR FEELINGS! I hate it when people say that Constantina is prettier and more feminine with a K. Now it might be true that it looks better, but I spell my name with a C! I'm not going to change it! Keep your opinions to yourself!

-- Anonymous User  5/14/2007

There is a small boy in my day care named Constantine. His parents are I believe Turkish, and they always call him by his nickname, Costa. He calls himself that too. I love Costa as a nickname for Constantine, it's a sweet nickname to a strong and handsome name!

-- Chanel  5/8/2008

Pronounced "KAWN-stahn-teen".

-- Emilie007  8/29/2008

Constantine is the name of the vampire character in Anne McCaffrey's book "Sunshine".

-- Aileena  4/6/2009

Mostly used today in Christian orthodox countries in the Balkans and Russia. Most common forms are Kostas or Dinos and the misnome Gus.

-- constantine1  7/5/2009

Ugh. This name is outdated, snobbish, and pretentious beyond words. And shortening it to Gus, or even the girly nickname Kosta, is just hideous.

-- bananarama  7/10/2009

Not that I think my name needs any defense (especially from cocky pseudo-intellectuals), but:

I fail to see the point in vicious attacks on anyone's name, Banana. Any name is simply an arbitrary label. A reaction to it, favorable or un, simply reflects where the person is coming from and has nothing to do with any intrinsic quality of the name.

In and of itself, a name cannot be pretentious or snobbish. (What can a name pretend to?) If the bearer of it misuses it to "put on airs," that is another thing. My parents named me for my paternal grandfather, according to Greek custom. I fail to see anything "pretentious" or "snobbish" about that.

Be careful of calling a name "outdated," Banana. Such names have a way of coming back into vogue. Constantine is certainly not outdated in Eastern European countries or for anyone born into their traditions.

You are entitled to your tastes, Banana. Just don't think they are eternal truths.

-- Kosta  7/15/2009

This is a strong handsome name which I love. Unfortunately, I can see it moving over to the girl's side because to many it sounds feminine. It'd be quite a shame if it did. I really like it.

-- Likeyeahwhatev  8/1/2009

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