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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Constance f. Latin constantia 'constancy'.

The name of a 4th C saint, a daughter of Emperor Constantine, who was also known as Constantina.

The name entered England with the Norman Conquest. For more information, see Withycombe s.n. Constance.

Czech Republic
Latin
1349 Constancia (nom) chlumecky 138
England
Latin
1381 Constancia (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 87, Custancia (nom) ibid. p. 102
English
1563 Constance SaxhamSf p. 1; 1566 Constance ibid. p. 2; 1569 Constance ibid. p. 2; 1578 Constance bruton-vol1 p. 43; 1585 Constance ibid. p. 46; 1591 Constantia BUmar-vol2 p. 65; 1592 Constance BUmar-vol1 p. 27
France
Latin
1047x1061 Constancia (nom) CartNDSaintes XV, Constantia (nom) ibid. XX; 1138x62 Constantia (abl) clairvaux-12thc 91; 1301 Constanche (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 251
Old French
1296 Coutance paris1296 p. 20; 1313 Constance Paris1313 p. 51
Germany
Latin
1197 Constantia (abl) hennes-vol1 2
Italy
Latin
1220 Constantia (abl) hennes-vol1 46; 1527 Constantia (nom) Rome1527 p. 90
Spain
Latin
1488 Constancia (nom) carbonell p. 23, Constantia (nom) ibid. p. 16; 1489 Constancia (nom) ibid. p. 30; 1490 Constancia (nom) ibid. p. 40, Constanciae (gen) ibid. p. 46
Catalan
1510 Constança valencia1510 4274, Costança ibid. 4770, Gostança ibid. 3287
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