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
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- Latin
- ● 1349 Constancia (nom) chlumecky 138
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1377 Custancia (nom) FenPT-2 p. 6;
1381 Constancia (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 87,
Custancia (nom) FenPT-2 p. 8,
Suffolk1381 p. 102
- Early Modern English
- ● 1553 Constans HAmar-vol9 p. 2;
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;
1590 Constans COmar-vol2 p. 72;
1591 Constantia BUmar-vol2 p. 65;
1592 Constance BUmar-vol1 p. 27
- France
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- Latin
- ● 989 Constancie (gen) CartSavII 105;
1047x1061 Constancia (nom) CartNDSaintes XV,
Constantia (nom) ibid. XX;
1049x1061 Constantia (abl) StVdM-II 661;
1113 Constancie (gen) CartNDJosaphat III;
1138x62 Constantia (abl) clairvaux-12thc 91;
1179 Constantia (nom) ibid. 176;
1301 Constanche (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 251
- Old French
- ● 1296 Coutance paris1296 p. 20;
1313 Constance Paris1313 p. 51
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1197 Constantia (abl) hennes-vol1 2
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1220 Constantia (abl) hennes-vol1 46;
1348 Constantie (dat) INP 26;
1527 Constantia (nom) Rome1527 p. 90
- Portugal
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- Latin
- ● 1209 Constanciæ (gen) PHGCRP-I no. 10;
1256 Constantiæ (dat) ibid. no. 17;
1269 Constantia (nom) ibid. no. 11,
Constantiæ (gen) ibid. no. 11
- Spain
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- 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;
1491 Constancia (nom) ibid. p. 57
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Constança valencia1510 4274,
Costança ibid. 4770,
Gostança ibid. 3287
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Constance". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Constance.