Constança
PopularA girl's name meaning constancy, steadfastness.
Approved in Portugal. Constança is on the official IRN list of names you can register. Was in the national top 20 of 2023/24.
Origin
Of Latin origin, the medieval form of Constantia, from the adjective constans (constant, steadfast); Constança is the Portuguese form of this name, alongside Constanza (Spanish) and Costanza (Italian).
Story
The name saw wide use among medieval European nobility. In Portugal the best-known bearer is Constança Manuel (c. 1318 to 1349), wife of the infante Pedro, later King Pedro I, and mother of King Fernando I. It was in Constança's household that Inês de Castro arrived at the Portuguese court, the episode central to the story that has linked the two names in national tradition ever since.
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Get startedSources & references
- List of admitted given names · IRN · irn.justica.gov.pt (approved-name list & birth statistics)
- Behind the Name · Constance
- Wikipedia · Constanza Manuel