Pronounciation of Constantine?

[Nearlypopped]

In the uk is it usually Teen ending or Tine?

Teen

Tine!

teen

think tine is US

I read it as tine so obviously no standard pronunciation in uk.

hmmm?

I've never set foot in US and definitely don't have a US accent.

I know two families who pronounce their surname "tine", and it's also the only way I've ever heard it for saints, popes or emperors.

I would pronounce it as tine (as in the river Tyne) but I'm not sure if that's right
I do love the name though!

The emperor is usually referred to as Constantine, rather than -teen. Having said that, the original Latin is Constan-teen-us, so you're okay using that.

I am American and say teen.

Tine

There's a beach I know called Constantine.

Always pronounce it Constant-eye-ne.

Connie.

I would say teen....but I know a couple of German guys called Konstantin and this is how we pronounce their names when speaking English...

Same as Montsti - I know a German Konstantin whose name is pronounced Konstan-teen. I like it!

In Cornwall, there's a village called this and its name is definitely pronounced "tine".

I thought the emperor was Constan tin us, no teen at all?

I know Germans and Greeks with this name. Always -teen.

It's up to you though!

Teen for me

Constan- tyne for me, as for the Cornish place-name.

Oh and.. if you're Cornish several letter don't quite make it to the verbalisation stage, leading to a pronunciation more like Coh-san-tyn but with a really long O. That's what it sounds like in my head.

I teach a Constantine; he is -teen.