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CONSTANTINE
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: History
Pronounced: KAHN-stən-teen (English) [key]
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From the Roman name Constantinus which was derived from the Latin word constans meaning "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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