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Constance (female)

Variants:Constantia (F) Custance (F)
Diminutive(s):Con (F)
Pet Name(s):Connie (F)
Masculine form:Constant (M) Constantine (M)
   
Source(s): "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English and French from Latin "steadfast" or "constant". Popular in Britain from Puritan times as a "virtue name".

Note that Constantia was used in many old documents in Latin in place of Constance. Search on Constanti* to take account of Latin case endings.