When Elisabeth Constant was christened on 13 May 1585, in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, her father, Augustin Constant, was 44 and her mother, Elisabetta Pellissari, was 38. She married Paul Fogliato on 2 November 1607. She died on 14 August 1656, in her hometown, at the age of 71.
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All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.
Some characteristic forenames: French/Haitian Jacques, Anatole, Andre, Berard, Fernand, Gardy, Gesner, Jean Claude, Nazaire, Normand, Pierre, Thierry.
French and West Indian (mainly Haiti): from the French personal name Constant, which can be from Latin Constans, genitive Constantis, meaning ‘steadfast, faithful’ (from constans, present participle of the verb constare ‘stand fast, be consistent’), and also from Latin Constantius, a derivative of Constans, borne by a 2nd-century Christian martyr, bishop of Perugia. Compare Constantine .
American shortened form of French Constantineau .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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