Konstantin

The first name Konstantin (Cyrillic: Константин) is a derivation from the Latin name Constantinus (Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. A number of notable persons in the Byzantine Empire, and (via mediation by the Christian Orthodox Church) in Russian history and earlier East Slavic history are often referred to by this name.

"Konstantin" means "firm, constant".

There is a number of variations of the name throughout European cultures:

• Константин (Konstantin) in Russian (diminutive Костя/Kostya), Bulgarian and Serbian
• Костянтин (Kostiantyn) in Ukrainian (diminutive Костя/Kostya)
• Канстанцін (Kanstantsin) in Belarusian
• Konstantinas in Lithuanian
• Konstantīns in Latvian
• Konstanty in Polish (diminutive Kostek)
• Constantin in Romanian (diminutive Costel), French
• Konstandin/Konstantin in Albania (usually among Orthodox people)
• Κωνσταντῖνος (Kōnstantînos) in Greek (diminutives include Kostas, Kosta, Ntinos, Dinos)
• Considine in Irish
• Còiseam in Scottish Gaelic.

People bearing the name Konstantin include:

Given name

• Konstantin, a fictional character in Codename Villanelle (2018 novel) and Killing Eve (2018— television show)
• Konstantin of Rostov (1186–1218), Grand Prince of Vladimir
• Konstantin Chernenko (1911–1985), Soviet politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party
• Konstantin Dejanović (>1355–1395), Serbian ruler
• Konstantin Dobrev (born 1974), Bulgarian badminton player
• Konstantin Feoktistov (1926–2009), Soviet cosmonaut
• Konstantin Grigorishin (born 1965), Ukrainian billionaire businessman
• Konstanty Kalinowski (1838–1864), 19th-century revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the January Uprising in Congress Poland
• Konstantin Khanin, Russian mathematician
• Konstantin Konik (1873–1936), Estonian politician and surgeon
• Konstantin Korovin (1861–1939), Russian painter
• Konstantin Kravchuk (born 1985), Russian tennis player
• Konstantin Krizhevsky (1926-2000), Russian footballer
• Konstantin Leontiev (1831–1891), Russian philosopher
• Konstantin Märska (1896–1951), Estonian cinematographer
• Konstantin Nahk (born 1975), Estonian football player
• Konstantin von Neurath (1873–1956), German diplomat
• Konstantin Päts (1874–1956), Estonian politician, first President of Estonia
• Konstantin Petrzhak (1907-1998), Soviet physicist
• Konstantin Ramul (1879–1975), Estonian psychologist
• Konstantin Rokossovsky (1896-1968), Marshal of the Soviet Union
• Konstantin Romanov (disambiguation)
  • Konstantin Romanov (born 1985), Russian-Kazakh ice hockey player
  • Konstantin Pavlovich (1779–1831), grand duke of Russia, son of Paul I
  • Konstantin Nikolayevich (1827–1892), grand duke of Russia, son of Nicholas I
  • Konstantin Konstantinovich (1858–1915), grand duke of Russia, grandson of Nicholas I, famous Russian poet
  • Konstantin Konstantinovich (1891–1918), prince of Russia
• Konstantin Stanislavsky (1863–1938), Russian actor and theater director
• Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935), Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory
• Konstantín Alexeyevich Vasilyev (1942–1976), Russian illustrator
• Konstantin Vassiljev (born 1984), Estonian football player
• Konstantin Wecker (born 1947), German singer-songwriter

Surname

• Knyaz Konstantin (disambiguation)
• Leopoldine Konstantin (1886–1965), Austrian actress
• Stefan Konstantin (1282–1322), King of the Serbian Kingdom