Constant
m.
Latin constans 'constant, unchanging, steadfast; steady, stable'.
The name of a 4th C Roman emperor and an 8th C Irish saint.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1593 Constant StAnthonlin p. 36
- France
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- Latin
- ● 957x91 Constancii (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 109;
1054 Constantius (nom) StVdM-II 693;
1067x1074 Constancius (nom) CartNDSaintes XIII;
1067x1086 Constancius (nom) ibid. XIV;
1107 Constantio (abl) CartStPC XVII;
1135 Constantius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7;
1138x62 Constantii (gen) ibid. 59,
Constantius (nom) ibid. 87;
1143 Constancius (nom) ibid. 10;
1147 Constantii (gen) ibid. 19,
Constantio (abl) ibid. 15,
Constantius (nom) ibid. 19;
a1163 Constantius (nom) ibid. 97;
1163 Constantii (gen) ibid. 99;
1163–64 Constancius (nom) ibid. 115,
Constantius (nom) ibid. 115;
1164 Constantius (nom) ibid. 121;
1168 Constantius (nom) ibid. 134;
1173 Constantio (abl) ibid. 154;
1179 Constantii (gen) ibid. 179,
Constantio (abl) ibid. 176,
Constantis (gen) ibid. 179,
Constantius (nom) ibid. 176;
1180 Constancio (abl) RotScaNor p. 12
- Middle French
- ● 1588 Constant raymond1588 p. 570
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1376 Constancii (gen) DouGen1 p. 216
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Constant". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Constant.