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Constantine

 
First Name Origin: Constantine

Gender: Masculine
Usage: History
Pronounced: KAHN-stan-teen  

From the Roman name Constantinus which was derived from the Latin word constans meaning "constant, steadfast". Constantine the Great (272-337) was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity. He moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (modern Istanbul).

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
  Synonyms: Constantine I, Constantine the Great

Meaning #2: a walled city in northeastern Algeria east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I


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