The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the
Latin
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name ''
Constantinus
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Constantine
Constantine most often refers to:
* Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I
*Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
Constantine may also refer to:
People
* Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...
) in some
European languages
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, such as
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
and
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
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**Ge ...
. As a
Christian given name
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, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor
Constantine the Great
Constantine I ( , ; la, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, ; ; 27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, the first one to convert to Christianity. Born in Naissus, Dacia Mediterran ...
. A number of notable persons in the
Byzantine Empire
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, and (via mediation by the Christian
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Russian history
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and earlier
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...
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
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
(diminutive Костя/Kostya), Bulgarian (diminutives Косьо/Kosyo, Коце/Kotse) and Serbian
* Костянтин (Kostiantyn) in
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
(diminutive Костя/Kostya)
* Канстанцін (Kanstantsin) in
Belarusian
* Konstantinas in
Lithuanian
* Konstantīns in
Latvian
* Konstanty in
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
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(diminutive Kostek)
* Constantin in
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
*** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
(diminutive Costel), French
* Konstandin/Konstantin in
Albania
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(usually among Orthodox people)
* Κωνσταντῖνος (Kōnstantînos) in
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
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*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
(diminutives include Kostas, Kostakis, Kostîs, Ntînos, Dînos)
* Considine in
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
* Còiseam in
Scottish Gaelic
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.
People bearing the name Konstantin include:
Given name
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Konstantin of Rostov (1186–1218), Grand Prince of Vladimir
*
Konstantin Chernenko
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko uk, Костянтин Устинович Черненко, translit=Kostiantyn Ustynovych Chernenko (24 September 1911 – 10 March 1985) was a Soviet politician and the seventh General Secretary of the Commu ...
(1911–1985), Soviet politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party
*
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
Konstantin Konik ( – 3 August 1936) was an Estonian politician and surgeon who served as a member of the Estonian Salvation Committee.
Konstantin Konik was born to a working-class family in Tartu; his father made living as a carter. After st ...
(1873–1936), Estonian politician and surgeon
*
Konstantin Korovin
Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin (russian: Константи́н Алексе́евич Коро́вин, first name often spelled Constantin; 11 September 1939) was a leading Russian Impressionist painter.
Biography
Youth and education
Konstan ...
(1861–1939), Russian painter
*
Konstantin Kravchuk
Konstantin Vladimirovich Kravchuk ( rus, Константи́н Влади́мирович Кравчу́к, , kənstɐnʲˈtʲin krɐfˈtɕuk; born 23 February 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. He is known for his strong serve an ...
(born 1985), Russian tennis player
*
Konstantin Krizhevsky (1926–2000), Russian footballer
*
Konstantin Leontiev
Konstantin Nikolayevich Leontiev, monastic name: Clement (russian: Константи́н Никола́евич Лео́нтьев; January 25, 1831 in Kudinovo, Kaluga Governorate – November 24, 1891 in Sergiyev Posad) was a conservative tsa ...
(1831–1891), Russian philosopher
*
Konstantin Märska
Konstantin Märska ( in Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 30 August 1951 in Tallinn) was an Estonian cinematographer and film director.
Märska is buried at the Rahumäe cemetery in Tallinn
Tallinn () is the ...
(1896–1951), Estonian cinematographer
*
Konstantin Nahk (born 1975), Estonian football player
*
Konstantin von Neurath (1873–1956), German diplomat
*
Konstantin Päts
Konstantin Päts (; – 18 January 1956) was an Estonian statesman and the country's president in 1938–1940. Päts was one of the most influential politicians of the independent democratic Republic of Estonia, and during the two decades prior ...
(1874–1956), Estonian politician, first President of Estonia
*
Konstantin Petrzhak
Konstantin Antonovich Petrzhak (alternatively Pietrzak; rus, Константи́н Анто́нович Пе́тржак, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɐnˈtonəvʲɪtɕ ˈpʲedʐək, ; 4 September 1907– 10 October 1998), , was a Russian physicist ...
(1907-1998), Soviet physicist
*
Konstantin Pysin (1910–1984), Soviet politician
*
Konstantin Ramul (1879–1975), Estonian psychologist
*
Konstantin Rodzaevsky
Konstantin Vladimirovich Rodzaevsky (russian: Константи́н Влади́мирович Родзае́вский; – 30 August 1946) was the leader of the Russian Fascist Party, which he led in exile from Manchuria. Rodzaevsky was also ...
(1907-1946), The leader of the
Russian Fascist Party
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
* Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and pe ...
*
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Konstantin Konstantinovich (Xaverevich) Rokossovsky ( Russian: Константин Константинович Рокоссовский; pl, Konstanty Rokossowski; 21 December 1896 – 3 August 1968) was a Soviet and Polish officer who bec ...
(1896-1968),
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Marshal of the Soviet Union (russian: Маршал Советского Союза, Marshal sovetskogo soyuza, ) was the highest military rank of the Soviet Union.
The rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union was created in 1935 and abolished in 19 ...
*
Konstantin Romanov (disambiguation)
**
Konstantin Romanov (ice hockey) (born 1985), Russian-Kazakh ice hockey player
**
Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia
Konstantin Pavlovich (russian: Константи́н Па́влович; ) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the heir-presumptive for most of his elder brother Alexand ...
(1779–1831), grand duke of Russia, son of Paul I
**
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (21 September 1827 – 25 January 1892) was the Emperor's Viceroy of Poland from 1862 to 1863.
Early life
Konstantin Nikolayevich was born as the second son of Nicholas I and his wife, Charlotte ...
(1827–1892), grand duke of Russia, son of Nicholas I
**
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia ( rus, Константи́н Константи́нович, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ, a=Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov.ru.vorb.oga; 22 August 1858 – 15 June 1915 ...
(1858–1915), grand duke of Russia, grandson of Nicholas I, famous Russian poet
**
Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia
Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia (''Константин Константинович''; 1 January 1891 – 18 July 1918), nicknamed Kostya by the family, was the third son and fourth child of Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovic ...
(1891–1918), prince of Russia
*
Konstantin Rudnev
Konstantin Rudnev (1911–1980) was a Soviet politician who held various cabinet and public posts. He was the long-term minister of instrument making, automated equipment, and control systems between 1965 and 1980. He played a significant role in ...
(1911–1980), Soviet politician
*
Konstantin Shvedchikov
Konstantin Shvedchikov (1884–1952) was a Soviet official who served as the head of Sovkino's board of directors from 1926 to 1929. Following this post he was assigned to other state institutions which were not related to film industry.
Biograp ...
(1884–1952), Soviet official
*
Konstantin Stanislavsky
Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski ( Alekseyev; russian: Константин Сергеевич Станиславский, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin sʲɪrˈgʲejɪvʲɪtɕ stənʲɪˈslafskʲɪj; 7 August 1938) was a seminal Soviet Russian ...
(1863–1938), Russian actor and theater director
*
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (russian: Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский , , p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɪdʊˈardəvʲɪtɕ tsɨɐlˈkofskʲɪj , a=Ru-Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.oga; – 19 September 1935) ...
(1857–1935), Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory
*
Konstantín Alexeyevich Vasilyev (1942–1976), Russian illustrator
*
Konstantin Vassiljev
Konstantin Vassiljev (born 16 August 1984) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Meistriliiga club Flora and captains the Estonia national team.
Vassiljev has been named Estonian Footballer of the Year ...
(born 1984), Estonian football player
*
Konstantin Wecker
Konstantin Alexander Wecker (born 1 June 1947, Munich) is a German singer-songwriter; he also works as a composer, author, and actor.
Life and work
Classically educated at the Wilhelmsgymnasium, Wecker got one of his first jobs as a songwriter a ...
(born 1947), German singer-songwriter
Surname
*
Knyaz Konstantin (disambiguation)
*
Leopoldine Konstantin
Leopoldine Konstantin (born Leopoldine Eugenie Amelie Konstanti; 12 March 1886 – 14 December 1965) was an Austrian actress. She played in Frank Wedekind's ''Spring Awakening'' (1907), Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1907), ''A Winter's Tal ...
(1886–1965), Austrian actress
*
Stefan Konstantin
Stefan Konstantin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Константин; c. 1283–1322) was the King of Serbia from 29 October 1321 to the spring of 1322. The younger son of King Stefan Milutin (1282-1321), he initially held the appanage of Zeta (with Z ...
(1282–1322), King of the Serbian Kingdom
Fictional characters
*Konstantin Levin, fictional character in
Leo Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...
's ''
Anna Karenina
''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writt ...
''
*Konstantin, fictional character in ''
Codename Villanelle'' (2018 novel) and ''
Killing Eve
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'' (2018—2022 television show)
See also
*
Konstantine
Konstantine is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Konstantine Dadeshkeliani (1826–1857), Georgian prince
* Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (1893–1975), Georgian writer
* Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (politician) (born 1961 ...
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Constantin
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Konstantinov
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Konstantinovsk
Konstantinovsk (russian: Константи́новск) is a town and the administrative center of Konstantinovsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Don River near the Seversky Donets. Population:
History
Town status was grante ...
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Konstantinovsky (disambiguation)
*
Konstantinovka (disambiguation)
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