Constant

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Constant

Gender: Masculine
Language: French
Etymology:
Constant is the modern French form of Constans, the Old French form of the Latin name Constantius, meaning “Steady.”

History:
Constant is the French form of Constantine, the name of the first Christian emperor. As such, it was previously rather common in French-speaking lands.

Constant was also fairly popular among the Puritans, who favored qualities-as-names (like Faith, Hope, Charity, Mercy). After the 17th century, however, it declined in the English-speaking world.

Please see Constantine for more information.

Pronunciation: kon-stant (English), kon-stan (French)

Diminutives: Con, Connie.

Feminine: Constance.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Constant Troyon (1810-1865)
French artist.
Henri Constant Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937)
French composer.
Constant Permeke (1886-1952)
Belgian artist.
Constant Lambert (1905-1951)
British composer.

Singers and Entertainers:
Benoît Constant Coquelin (1841-1909)
French actor.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.004 % named Constant

Popularity of Constant:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 70th most popular.
1910: 78th most popular.
1920: 85th most popular.
1930: 120th most popular.
1940: 130th most popular.
1950: 197th most popular.
1951: 197th most popular.
1960-2000: N/A