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CONSTANTINE

Gender: Masculine

Usage: History

Pronounced: KAHN-stən-teen (English)  [key]

From the Latin name Constantinus, a derivative of the name Constans, which meant "constant, steadfast". Constantine the Great (272-337) was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity. He moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (modern Istanbul).


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