Costin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Costin

What is the meaning of the name Costin ?

The baby name Costin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Romanian: /ˈkostin/ (KOH-stin); English approximation: /ˈkɒstɪn/ (KOS-tin).

Costin is Romanian in Origin.

Costin is a Romanian masculine given name and surname derived from Latin Constantinus, ultimately from constans, meaning “steadfast, constant.” The form developed as a shortened offshoot of Constantin, built on the pet base Coste-/Cost- plus the Romanian -in ending, and is cognate in spirit with Greek Kostis and Slavic diminutives of Konstantin.

In the Romanian lands it is recorded since at least the 17th century, notably as the surname of the Moldavian chroniclers Miron Costin (1633–1691) and Nicolae Costin (c. 1660–1712). Owing to the prestige of Emperor Constantine and Orthodox naming traditions, the root family thrived; today Costin appears both as a given name and a common Romanian and Moldovan surname, and abroad within the diaspora. Variants and related forms include Constantin/Constantine; hypocoristics Costel, Costică, Costea, Costi, Costinel, and Costache; feminine counterparts Constanța and Constantina, with rarer Costina. A near Slavic analogue is the surname Kostin, from the diminutive Kostya.