The first name Constance

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About the first name Constance

Meaning

The name Constance traditionally means “constancy,” “steadfastness,” or “stability”.

Historical origin

The name Constance comes from Latin Constantia, derived from constans “steadfast, constant”.

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The use of Constance shows how names from Roman antiquity entered the European given-name repertoire.

Pronunciation:konst-anskɔ̃st.ɑ̃s

Frequency of the first name Constance by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Constance by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ConstanceLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Constance in baptisms by year.201510501645170717691831189319551645–1649 1 baptisms1675–1679 3 baptisms1730–1734 1 baptisms1755–1759 3 baptisms1765–1769 1 baptisms1770–1774 3 baptisms1775–1779 9 baptisms1780–1784 10 baptisms1785–1789 8 baptisms1790–1794 1 baptisms1795–1799 4 baptisms1800–1804 6 baptisms1805–1809 3 baptisms1810–1814 5 baptisms1815–1819 7 baptisms1820–1824 17 baptisms1825–1829 13 baptisms1830–1834 13 baptisms1835–1839 8 baptisms1840–1844 12 baptisms1845–1849 3 baptisms1850–1854 12 baptisms1855–1859 7 baptisms1860–1864 5 baptisms1865–1869 7 baptisms1870–1874 5 baptisms1875–1879 4 baptisms1880–1884 1 baptisms1885–1889 2 baptisms1890–1894 1 baptisms1895–1899 1 baptisms1900–1904 1 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms1910–1914 2 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms1940–1944 1 baptisms1945–1949 1 baptisms1950–1954 3 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms

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