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Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Faithful
  • Latin : Loyal

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Greek : Steadfast

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Constance

Family name origins & meanings

  • English and French : from the medieval female personal name Constance, Latin Constantia, originally a feminine form of Constantius (see Constant), but later taken as the abstract noun constantia ‘steadfastness’.
  • English and French : habitational name from Coutances in La Manche, France, which was named Constantia in Latin (see above) in honor of the Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, who was responsible for fortifying the settlement in ad 305.

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