# Konstantin

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See also: [Constantine (name)](/source/Constantine_(name))

**Konstantin** () is a [given name](/source/Given_name) and sometimes a [surname](/source/Surname). It is used in some [European languages](/source/Languages_of_Europe), such as [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language), [Russian](/source/Russian_language), [Estonian](/source/Estonian_language), and [German](/source/German_language).

## Origin and meanings

"Konstantin" is derived from the [Latin](/source/Latin) name [Constantinus](/source/Constantinus_(name)) ([Constantine](/source/Constantine_(name))).

As a [Christian](/source/Christianity) [given name](/source/Given_name), it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor [Constantine the Great](/source/Constantine_the_Great). A number of notable persons in the [Byzantine Empire](/source/Byzantine_Empire), and (via mediation by the Christian [Eastern Orthodox Church](/source/Eastern_Orthodox_Church)) in [Russian history](/source/History_of_Russia) and earlier [East Slavic history](/source/Early_East_Slavs) are often referred to by this name.

"Konstantin" means "constant" or "steadfast".[2]

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

- Константин (Konstantin) in [Russian](/source/Russian_language) (diminutive Костя/Kostya), Bulgarian (diminutives Косьо/Kosyo, Коце/Kotse) and Serbian
- Костянтин (Kostiantyn) in [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language) (diminutive Костя/Kostya/Kostia)
- Канстанцін (Kanstantsin) in [Belarusian](/source/Belarusian_language)
- Konstantinas in [Lithuanian](/source/Lithuanian_language)
- Konstantīns in [Latvian](/source/Latvian_language)
- Konstanty in [Polish](/source/Polish_language) (diminutive Kostek)
- Constantin in [Romanian](/source/Romanian_language) (diminutive Costel), French
- Constantino in [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language)
- Konstandin/Konstantin in [Albania](/source/Albania) (usually among Orthodox people)
- Konštantín in [Slovak](/source/Slovak_language)
- Κωνσταντῖνος (Kōnstantînos) in [Greek](/source/Greek_language) (diminutives include Kostas, Kostakis, Kostîs, Ntînos, Dînos)
- Consaidín ([Considine](/source/Considine)) in [Irish](/source/Irish_language)
- Còiseam in [Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic)
- კოტე (Kote) in [Georgian](/source/Georgian_language)

## People

People bearing the name **Konstantin** include:

### Given name

- [Konstantin of Rostov](/source/Konstantin_of_Rostov) (1186–1218), Grand Prince of Vladimir
- [Konstantin Chernenko](/source/Konstantin_Chernenko) (1911–1985), Soviet politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party
- [Konstantin Dobrev](/source/Konstantin_Dobrev) (born 1974), Bulgarian badminton player
- [Konstantin Ernst](/source/Konstantin_Ernst), Russian media manager, producer and TV host
- [Konstantin Feoktistov](/source/Konstantin_Feoktistov) (1926–2009), Soviet cosmonaut
- [Konstantin Grigorishin](/source/Konstantin_Grigorishin) (born 1965), Ukrainian billionaire businessman
- [Konstanty Kalinowski](/source/Konstanty_Kalinowski) (1838–1864), 19th-century revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the [January Uprising](/source/January_Uprising) in Congress Poland
- [Konstantin Khanin](/source/Konstantin_Khanin), Russian mathematician
- [Konstantin Klein](/source/Konstantin_Klein) (born 1991), German basketball player
- [Konstantin Koltsov](/source/Konstantin_Koltsov), Belarusian hockey player (1981–2024)
- [Konstantin Konik](/source/Konstantin_Konik) (1873–1936), Estonian politician and surgeon
- [Konstantin Korovin](/source/Konstantin_Korovin) (1861–1939), Russian painter
- [Konstantin Kravchuk](/source/Konstantin_Kravchuk) (born 1985), Russian tennis player
- [Konstantin Krizhevsky](/source/Konstantin_Krizhevsky) (1926–2000), Russian footballer
- [Konstantin Leontiev](/source/Konstantin_Leontiev) (1831–1891), Russian philosopher
- [Konstantin Märska](/source/Konstantin_M%C3%A4rska) (1896–1951), Estonian cinematographer
- [Konstantin Mihailović](/source/Konstantin_Mihailovi%C4%87) Serbian soldier and author of a memoir of his time as a Janissary in the army of the Ottoman Empire
- [Konstantin Nahk](/source/Konstantin_Nahk) (born 1975), Estonian football player
- [Konstantin von Neurath](/source/Konstantin_von_Neurath) (1873–1956), German diplomat
- [Konstantin Päts](/source/Konstantin_P%C3%A4ts) (1874–1956), Estonian politician, first President of Estonia
- [Konstantin Petrzhak](/source/Konstantin_Petrzhak) (1907-1998), Soviet physicist
- [Konstantin Pysin](/source/Konstantin_Pysin) (1910–1984), Soviet politician
- [Konstantin Ramul](/source/Konstantin_Ramul) (1879–1975), Estonian psychologist
- [Konstantin Rodzaevsky](/source/Konstantin_Rodzaevsky) (1907-1946), The leader of the [Russian Fascist Party](/source/Russian_Fascist_Party)
- [Konstantin Rokossovsky](/source/Konstantin_Rokossovsky) (1896-1968), [Marshal of the Soviet Union](/source/Marshal_of_the_Soviet_Union)
- [Konstantin Romanov (disambiguation)](/source/Konstantin_Romanov_(disambiguation)) - [Konstantin Romanov (ice hockey)](/source/Konstantin_Romanov_(ice_hockey)) (born 1985), Russian-Kazakh ice hockey player - [Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia](/source/Grand_Duke_Constantine_Pavlovich_of_Russia) (1779–1831), grand duke of Russia, son of Paul I - [Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia](/source/Grand_Duke_Konstantin_Nikolayevich_of_Russia) (1827–1892), grand duke of Russia, son of Nicholas I - [Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia](/source/Grand_Duke_Konstantin_Konstantinovich_of_Russia) (1858–1915), grand duke of Russia, grandson of Nicholas I, famous Russian poet - [Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia](/source/Prince_Constantine_Constantinovich_of_Russia) (1891–1918), prince of Russia
- [Konstantin Rudnev](/source/Konstantin_Rudnev) (1911–1980), Soviet politician
- [Konstantin Sats](/source/Konstantin_Sats) (born 1982), Russian alpine skier
- [Konstantin Sheberstov](/source/Konstantin_Sheberstov) (1919–1953), Soviet fighter pilot
- [Konstantin Shvedchikov](/source/Konstantin_Shvedchikov) (1884–1952), Soviet official
- [Konstantin Stanislavsky](/source/Konstantin_Stanislavsky) (1863–1938), Russian actor and theater director
- [Konstantin Tsiolkovsky](/source/Konstantin_Tsiolkovsky) (1857–1935), Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory
- [Konstantín Alexeyevich Vasilyev](/source/Konstantin_Vasilyev) (1942–1976), Russian illustrator
- [Konstantin Vassiljev](/source/Konstantin_Vassiljev) (born 1984), Estonian football player
- [Konstantin Wecker](/source/Konstantin_Wecker) (born 1947), German singer-songwriter

### Surname

- [Knyaz Konstantin (disambiguation)](/source/Knyaz_Konstantin_(disambiguation))
- [Leopoldine Konstantin](/source/Leopoldine_Konstantin) (1886–1965), Austrian actress
- [Stefan Konstantin](/source/Stefan_Konstantin) (1282–1322), King of the Serbian Kingdom

## Fictional characters

- Konstantin Levin, fictional character in [Leo Tolstoy](/source/Leo_Tolstoy)'s *[Anna Karenina](/source/Anna_Karenina)*
- Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev, fictional character in [Anton Chekhov](/source/Anton_Chekhov)'s play *[The Seagull](/source/The_Seagull)*
- Konstantin, fictional character in *[Codename Villanelle](/source/Codename_Villanelle)* (2018 novel) and *[Killing Eve](/source/Killing_Eve)* (2018—2022 television show)

## See also

- [Konstantine](/source/Konstantine)
- [Constantin](/source/Constantin)
- [Konstantinov](/source/Konstantinov)
- [Konstantinovsk](/source/Konstantinovsk)
- [Konstantinovsky (disambiguation)](/source/Konstantinovsky_(disambiguation))
- [Konstantinovka (disambiguation)](/source/Konstantinovka_(disambiguation))

## References

1. [MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Constantin](http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/c/origin-and-meaning-of-constantin.htm)

1. [MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Constantinus](http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/c/origin-and-meaning-of-constantinus.htm)

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