The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the

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name '' Constantinus'' ( Constantine) in some

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, such as Bulgarian, Russian, Estonian and German. As a

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, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor

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. A number of notable persons in the

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, and (via mediation by the Christian

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) 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 (diminutives Косьо/Kosyo, Коце/Kotse) and Serbian * Костянтин (Kostiantyn) in Ukrainian * Канстанцін (Kanstantsin) in Belarusian * Konstantinas in Lithuanian * Konstantīns in Latvian * Konstanty in Polish (diminutive Kostek) * Constantin in Romanian (diminutive Costel), French * Constantino in Spanish * Konstandin/Konstantin in

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(usually among Orthodox people) * Konštantín in Slovak * Κωνσταντῖνος (Kōnstantînos) in Greek (diminutives include Kostas, Kostakis, Kostîs, Ntînos, Dînos) * Considine in Irish * Còiseam in

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* კოტე (Kote) in Georgian People bearing the name Konstantin include:

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* Konstantin of Rostov (1186–1218), Grand Prince of Vladimir *

Konstantin Chernenko Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko ( – 10 March 1985) was a Soviet politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1984 until his death a year later. Born to a poor family in Siberia, Chernenko jo ...

(1911–1985), Soviet politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party * Konstantin Dobrev (born 1974), Bulgarian badminton player *

Konstantin Ernst Konstantin Lvovich Ernst (; born 6 February 1961) is a Russian media manager, producer and TV host. He is currently the CEO of Channel One Russia. Biography Early years and education His father Lev Konstantinovich Ernst, of History of Germa ...

, Russian media manager, producer and TV host * 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 Klein (born 1991), German basketball player * Konstantin Koltsov, Belarusian hockey player (1981–2024) * 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 Mihailović Serbian soldier and author of a memoir of his time as a Janissary in the army of the Ottoman Empire * Konstantin Nahk (born 1975), Estonian football player *

Konstantin von Neurath Konstantin Hermann Karl Freiherr von Neurath (2 February 1873 – 14 August 1956) was a German politician, diplomat and convicted Nazi war criminal who served as Foreign Minister of Germany between 1932 and 1938. Born to a Swabian noble famil ...

(1873–1956), German diplomat * Konstantin Päts (1874–1956), Estonian politician, first President of Estonia * Konstantin Petrzhak (1907-1998), Soviet physicist * Konstantin Pysin (1910–1984), Soviet politician * Konstantin Ramul (1879–1975), Estonian psychologist * Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907-1946), The leader of the Russian Fascist Party * Konstantin Rokossovsky (1896-1968),

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* Konstantin Romanov (disambiguation) ** Konstantin Romanov (ice hockey) (born 1985), Russian-Kazakh ice hockey player ** Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia (1779–1831), grand duke of Russia, son of Paul I ** Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (1827–1892), grand duke of Russia, son of Nicholas I ** Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858–1915), grand duke of Russia, grandson of Nicholas I, famous Russian poet ** Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia (1891–1918), prince of Russia * Konstantin Rudnev (1911–1980), Soviet politician * Konstantin Sats (born 1982), Russian alpine skier * Konstantin Shvedchikov (1884–1952), Soviet official * 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

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

Fictional characters

*Konstantin Levin, fictional character in

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Tolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; ,Throughout Tolstoy's whole life, his name was written as using Reforms of Russian orthography#The post-revolution re ...

's '' Anna Karenina'' *Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev, fictional character in

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...

's play ''

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'' *Konstantin, fictional character in '' Codename Villanelle'' (2018 novel) and '' Killing Eve'' (2018—2022 television show)

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