Given name
Constantijn
Constantijn is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Dutch.
Meaning & origin
Constantijn’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Constantijn has a diminutive in TIJN. In Dutch usage, Constantijn has a conventional equivalent in the German form Konstantin. In Dutch usage, Constantijn has a conventional equivalent in the English form Constantine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Constantijn has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Constantijn
- Prince Constantijn of the Netherlandsyoungest son of Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus von Amsberg; brother of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (born 1969)
- Constantijn HuygensDutch writer, poet and composer (1596-1687)
- Theo van Lynden van SandenburgDutch politician (1826-1885)
- Constantijn Huygens Jr.Dutch astronomer (1628–1697)
- Constantijn à RenesseDutch Golden Age painter and printmaker (1626-1680)
- Constantijn FranckenFlemish Baroque painter (1661-1717)
- Constantijn Netscher18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1668-1723)
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