Meaning of the nameConstantina
- Female
- Latin origin
- Cons-tan-ti-na
Constantina is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Constantino, linked to the Latin adjective constāns, 'constant, unchanging'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Constantino, linked to Latin constāns, 'constant, unchanging'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Constantina · Wiktionary: Constantino · Wiktionary: Constantinus · Wiktionary: constans
- People (2022)
- 713
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,458
- Median age
- 72 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,197
- people
Constantina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Constantina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (205 people).
711 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Constantina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Constantina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 146 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 58 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 57 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 57 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 50 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Constantina
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Constantina as the feminine of Constantino. Wiktionary gives Constantino as a learned borrowing from Latin Constantinus, formed from Constāns or Constantius with the suffix -īnus; constāns is glossed as 'constant, unchanging' and 'firm, resolute'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 713 people named Constantina, with a median age of 72.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Constantina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Constantino · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Constantinus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: constans · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Constantina · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Constantina
What does the name Constantina mean?
Constantina means “feminine form of Constantino, linked to Latin constāns, 'constant, unchanging'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Constantina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 713 people with the first name Constantina, which ranks it number 10,458 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Constantina a boy's or a girl's name?
Constantina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 711 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Constantina?
Constantina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Constantina most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Constantina (146 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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